Nontuberculous mycobacterial empyema in an immunocompetent child

Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) species are mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. There are very few reports of NTM in immunocompetent children causing empyema. In this article, we report a 9-year-old immunocompetent g...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2018-01, Vol.61 (1), p.141-142
Hauptverfasser:	Shah, Ira, Shah, Forum
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Case studies Child Children Diagnosis Empyema Empyema - immunology Empyema - microbiology FDA approval Female Girls Humans Immunocompetence immunocompetent Laboratories Leprosy Mycobacterium avium Complex - isolation & purification Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - diagnosis Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - microbiology Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - physiopathology Mycobacterium infections nontuberculous mycobacteria Nosocomial infections Ostomy Patients Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) species are mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. There are very few reports of NTM in immunocompetent children causing empyema. In this article, we report a 9-year-old immunocompetent girl who presented with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare empyema.
ISSN:	0377-4929 0974-5130
DOI:	10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_586_16