A case report of vascular catheter-associated bacteremia caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a non-immunosuppressed patient


Autoria(s): PETRILLO,Victor Flávio; AMARAL,Aline Almeida; MOREIRA,José da Silva; JARDIM,Susana Beatriz Vianna; SEVERO,Luiz Carlos
Data(s)

01/05/1999

Resumo

Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from a central venous catheter in a non-immunosuppressed patient with systemic tuberculosis. This case report represents a very uncommon form of isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A total improvement was obtained after treatment.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651999000300013

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.41 n.3 1999

Palavras-Chave #Mycobacterium tuberculosis #Bacteremia #Sepsis #Blood
Tipo

journal article