Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease from Mycobacterium hassiacum, Austria

The clinical relevance of newly described nontuberculous mycobacteria is often unclear. We report a case of pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium hassiacum in an immunocompetent patient in Austria who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing showed l...

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Main Authors: Helmut J.F. Salzer, Bakari Chitechi, Doris Hillemann, Michael Mandl, Christian Paar, Monika Mitterhumer, Bernd Lamprecht, Florian P. Maurer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/19-1718_article