Rare case of Mycobacterium nebraskense presenting as asymptomatic cavitary lung lesion

Rare case of Mycobacterium nebraskense presenting as asymptomatic cavitary lung lesion

Introduction: Mycobacterium Nebraskense is a rare nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. The first isolate of the species was from human sputum at University of Nebraska Medical Center. There are only a few cases have been reported and the exact behavior of the disease is not clearly described. Her...

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Main Authors: Omar Abdulfattah, Antony Lixon, Saroj Kandel, Ebad Ur Rahman, Sasmit Roy, Sumit Dahal, Zainab Alnafoosi, Frances Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Mycobacterium nebraskense
nontuberculous mycobacterium
cavitary lung disease
rare nontuberculous mycobacterium
scotochromogenic mycobacterium
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2017.1418120

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