Abstract
Mycobacterium paraffinicum has been newly recognized as a species. A case of symptomatic pulmonary infection caused by M. paraffinicum is described, and as far as we know, this is the first case of the organism as a human pathogen.
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Female
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Humans
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Mycobacterium / classification
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Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / pathology
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis*
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / pathology
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed