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Mycobacterium llatzerense Lung Infection in a Liver Transplant Recipient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Teixeira L.,
Avery R. K.,
Iseman M.,
Arrossi A. V.,
Harrington S.,
Stephens K.,
Winans C. G.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12318
Subject(s) - medicine , nontuberculous mycobacteria , lung , pneumonia , liver transplantation , lung disease , mycobacterium , organ transplantation , immunology , intensive care medicine , pathology , transplantation , tuberculosis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria are increasingly encountered pathogens in organ transplant recipients. We report the first case of human disease attributed to Mycobacterium llatzerense that occurred in a liver transplant recipient in the midwestern United States who developed pneumonia and describe the treatment of this patient.