Disseminated mycobacteriosis affecting a prosthetic aortic valve: first case of Mycobacterium peregrinum type III reported in Colombia.

Rapidly growing mycobacteria are non-tuberculous mycobacteria amply present in the environment. Although they are not usually pathogenic for humans, they are opportunistic in that they can cause disease in people with disadvantageous conditions or who are immunocompromised. Mycobacterium peregrinum,...

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Publicado en:	Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 332 - 338
Autores principales:	Torres-Duque, Carlos A., Díaz, Claudia, Vargas, Leslie, Serpa, Elsa María, Mosquera, Walter, Garzón, María Consuelo, Mejía, Graciela, García, Luz Mary, González, Liliana Andrea, Castro, Claudia Marcela, Ribón, Wellman
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia sep2010
Materias:	Mycobacterial diseases Aortic valve Echocardiography Genetic research Colombia
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