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Review
. 2023 Mar 1;42(3):e84-e87.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003785. Epub 2022 Dec 5.

"Hot Tub Lung" With M. avium complex in an Immunocompetent Adolescent

Benjamin Waletzko  1 , Philana Ling Lin  2   3 , Santiago M C Lopez  1   4
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Review

"Hot Tub Lung" With M. avium complex in an Immunocompetent Adolescent

Benjamin Waletzko et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

We describe a case of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in an immunocompetent pediatric patient after a hot tub near drowning event with a literature review of pediatric MAC-associated disease after hot tub exposure.

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There are no conflicts of interest for this study.

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