TB or not TB? Mycobacterium celatum mimicking Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A case of mistaken identity
Mycobacterium celatum is a slow-growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) and a rare cause of infection in humans. Infection occurs primarily by inhalation or direct inoculation from environmental sources, and this pathogen has been reported to cause localized infections in the lungs and lymph no...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302378 |