Necrotizing pneumonia in a patient with untreated Mycobacterium kansasii infection
Mycobacterium kansasii is the second most commonly occurring Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) in the United States. Infection is typically seen in middle aged males, and the risk of infection is greatly increased in immunocompromised hosts. Pulmonary infection presents in clinical parallel to that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119300656 |