| Literature DB >> 22012013 |
Nico G Hartwig1, Adilia Warris, Esther van de Vosse, Adri G M van der Zanden, Tanja Schülin-Casonato, Jakko van Ingen, Rob van Hest.
Abstract
"Mycobacterium tilburgii" is a nontuberculous mycobacterium that cannot be cultured by current techniques. It is described as causing disseminated disease in adults. We present the first cases of disseminated disease in 2 immunocompromised children. This paper stresses the importance of molecular techniques for correct mycobacterial identification and guidance to immunological diagnosis.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22012013 PMCID: PMC3233006 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05460-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948