Cord factor producer Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii in asymptomatic immunocompetent host sputa samples

• Главные авторы: Beatriz Cardoso de Freitas (Автор), Jean Eduardo Meneguello (Автор), Livia Gisella Fernandes Eugenio (Автор), Rhayana Lemos (Автор), Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro (Автор), Vera Lucia Dias Siqueira (Автор), Katiany Rizzieri Caleffi-Ferracioli (Автор), Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Universidade de São Paulo, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract We report a case of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii colonization in upper respiratory tract of an immunocompetent patient, who was misdiagnosed as tuberculosis by Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) and cord factor formation observed directly from the sputa culture in liquid medium. This fact r...