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JAAPA
; 35(7): 32-34, 2022 Jul 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35762953
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This article describes an 18-year-old immunocompetent patient who developed Mycobacterium kansasii, manifested with shortness of breath and a cavitary lung lesion seen on radiograph. Initial sputum smears were negative; however, after 2 weeks, the cultures grew M. kansasii and the patient was started on an antimycobacterial regimen.
