Recurrent fever 3 years post-lung transplantation: A treacherous case of Mycobacterium genavense

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary Disease and Tuberculosis, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
² Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Tuberculosis Center Beatrixoord, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Haren, Netherlands.

Siawosh K Eskandari et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;23(6):e13741.

doi: 10.1111/tid.13741. Epub 2021 Oct 17.

¹ Department of Pulmonary Disease and Tuberculosis, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
² Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Tuberculosis Center Beatrixoord, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Haren, Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: Mycobacterium genavense; lung transplantation; nontuberculous lung disease.

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