NONTUBERCULOUS TUBERCULOSIS CAUSED BY MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE - CLINICAL CASE REPORT

Background: Mycobacterium gordonae is a slow growing mycobacterium usually found in soil, tap water, and as laboratory contaminant. It is occasionally implicated in different infections in immunosuppressed patients. In contrast, there have been few case reports of active infection in immunocompetent...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Tsankova, Violina Kaludova, Tatina Todorova, Neli Ermenlieva, Emilia Georgieva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
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Online Access:http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2015/issue3/JofIMAB_2015-21-3p856-858.pdf