Open AccessPulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with cystic fibrosis
Author(s) -
Naveen Patil,
Asween Marco,
Maria Theresa E. Montales,
Nutan Bhaskar,
Penchala Mittadodla,
Leonard Mukasa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.157494
Subject(s) - medicine , chest radiograph , sputum , sputum culture , cystic fibrosis , tuberculosis , context (archaeology) , staphylococcus aureus , mycobacterium tuberculosis , bronchoscopy , antibiotics , surgery , lung , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , biology , paleontology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is rarely seen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.