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...
Main Authors: | Katerina Manika, Fanourios Kontos, Apostolos Papavasileiou, Dimitrios Papaventsis, Maria Sionidou, Ioannis Kioumis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021-03-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/19-1648_article |
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