Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum.
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چکیده
Three cases of human disease due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum are reported. In the first, the mycobacterium was responsible for chronic pulmonary disease in an elderly woman; in the second, it gave rise to cervical lymphadenitis in a child; and in the third, it caused a liver abscess in a young AIDS patient.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 40 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002