Mycobacterium tuberculosis Presenting as Septic Shock with ARDS: Multiculturalism Promotes Early Therapy
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McGee WT1* and Singh M2 1Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, MA, USA 2Cardiology Fellow, Tulane University Health and Vascular, New Orleans, LA, USA *Corresponding author: McGee WT, Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA, USA, Tel: +413 794 5439; E-mail: [email protected]
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