International Journal of Mycobacteriology (Jan 2016)

First detection of Mycobacterium triplex in Latin America

  • Carlos Eduardo Dias Campos,
  • Cláudia Fontoura Dias,
  • Gisela Unis,
  • Paulo Cesar de Souza Caldas,
  • Paulo Redner,
  • Lucianade Distásio de Carvalho,
  • Ana Paula Chaves Sobral Gomes,
  • Marta Osório Ribeiro,
  • Fátima Cristina Onofre Fandinho Montes,
  • Enrico Tortoli,
  • Jesus Pais Ramos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.09.004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 89 – 91

Abstract

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In this study we describe the first isolation of Mycobacterium triplex in Latin America. This species causes infections in humans, with very few reports from around the world. We isolated two sputum specimens of a patient with a 6-year history of human immunodeficiency and tuberculosis treatment failure. All tests used confirmed M. triplex and the patient responded well to drug therapy for 18 months.

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