Severe Pulmonary Disease Caused by Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis

Severe Pulmonary Disease Caused by Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis

Severe Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis-pulmonary disease was diagnosed in a 68-year-old immunocompetent woman in Greece; the disease was initially treated as tuberculosis. The patient responded favorably to a new treatment regimen of azithromycin, amikacin, moxifloxacin, and linezolid. Complete sympt...

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Main Authors: Katerina Manika, Fanourios Kontos, Apostolos Papavasileiou, Dimitrios Papaventsis, Maria Sionidou, Ioannis Kioumis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pulmonary disease
nontuberculous mycobacteria
Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis
bacteria
respiratory infections
Greece
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/19-1648_article

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