A Case of False-Positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium celatum

Mycobacterium celatum is a nontuberculous mycobacterium shown to cause symptoms similar to pulmonary M. tuberculosis. Certain strains have been shown to cross-react with the probes used to detect M. tuberculosis, making this a diagnostic challenge. We present a 56-year-old gentleman who developed si...

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Main Authors: Edward Gildeh, Zaid Abdel-Rahman, Ruchira Sengupta, Laura Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1761923
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