Fatal disseminated Mycobacterium haemophilum infection involving the central nervous system in a renal transplant recipient

Mycobacterium haemophilum is a slow growing nontuberculous mycobacterium which prefers cooler temperatures and requires iron for growth. It usually causes skin and soft tissue infections in immunocompromised hosts and cervical lymphadenitis in healthy children. We present the case of fatal dissemina...

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Main Authors: Marie Pacholec, Farhad Sami, Kathy Newell, Wissam el Atrouni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
CNS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579420300619