First report of occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a heterozygous carrier of chronic granulomatous patient

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infections world-wide, and in 2012, an estimated 8.6 million people developed TB and 1.3 million died from the disease (including 320,000 deaths among HIV-positive people). Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is an intracellular pathogen capable of infecting...

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Main Authors: Dina Soroush, Payam Tabarsi, Hoda Gudarzi, Esmaeil Mortaz, Ian M Adcock, Ali Akbar Velayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
MBT
NTB
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=150;epage=150;aulast=Soroush;type=0