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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Yu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797356 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infection and drug resistance 20210106
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are conditional pathogens that can cause many diseases, among which pulmonary infections are the most common (65-90%). <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> and <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> are non-tuberculous mycobacteria most often associated with lung diseases. Mass spectrometry diagnostic techniques were not effective in <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex infection. We report a case of <i>Mycobacterium colombiense</i> and <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex causing severe ...[more]