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. 2022 Jul 1;35(7):32-34.
doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000824932.43060.3f.

Diagnosing and treating Mycobacterium kansasii

Randy R Moore  1 , Douglas Holder, Sarah Earnest
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Diagnosing and treating Mycobacterium kansasii

Randy R Moore et al. JAAPA. .

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.

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