First case of disseminated Mycobacterium bolletii infection in a young adult patient.
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Mycobacterium bolletii is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium first characterized in 2006. Here, we report a case of disseminated infection caused by M. bolletii in a young adult patient. To our knowledge, this is the first case of disseminated M. bolletii infection in an otherwise healthy young adult.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 47 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009