Mycobacterium lentiflavumInfection in Immunocompetent Patient
Open Access
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 11 (1) , 119-122
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1101.040523
Abstract
Mycobacterium lentiflavum is a recently described nontuberculous mycobacterium that has mainly clinical importance in young children with cervical lymphadenitis and in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of chronic pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient. Our observation confirms clinical, diagnostic, and treatment difficulties in the management of M. lentiflavum infection.Keywords
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