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First detection of Mycobacterium triplex in Latin America

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.09.004

ISSN

2212-554X

Autores

Carlos Eduardo Dias Campos, Cláudia Fontoura Dias, Gisela Unis, Paulo César de Souza Caldas, Paulo Redner, Luciana Distásio de Carvalho, Ana Paula Chaves Sobral Gomes, Marta Osório Ribeiro, Fátima Cristina Onofre Fandinho Montes, Enrico Tortoli, Jesus Pais Ramos,

Tópico(s)

Infectious Diseases and Mycology

Resumo

In this study we describe the first isolation of Mycobacterium triplex in Latin America. This species causes infections in humans, with very few reports from around the world. We isolated two sputum specimens of a patient with a 6-year history of human immunodeficiency and tuberculosis treatment failure. All tests used confirmed M. triplex and the patient responded well to drug therapy for 18 months.

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