| Literature DB >> 24909490 |
Christopher Lai1, Wilson Lam2, Man-Po Lee2.
Abstract
Mycobacterium sherrisii is an acid fast organism that is recently validated as a novel species. It is recognized to cause severe disease in immunosuppressed individuals especially in patients with HIV. We describe a case M. sherrisii pneumonia which was diagnosed using PCR coupled with electrospray ionization mass-spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) technology.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; Mass-spectrometry; Mycobacterium; Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria; PCR/ESI-MS; PLEX-ID
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24909490 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1391
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Infect Dis ISSN: 1201-9712 Impact factor: 3.623