Coitinho C, Greif G, van Ingen J, Laserra P, Robello C, Rivas C
Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.
New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Dec 18;9:63-5. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.12.003. eCollection 2016 Jan.
A case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in Uruguay is described. This is the first case reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, showing that this species is a worldwide opportunistic human pathogen.
本文描述了乌拉圭一例由赫克肖尔内斯分枝杆菌引起的空洞性肺部疾病病例。这是拉丁美洲和加勒比地区报告的首例病例,表明该菌种是一种全球范围内的机会性人类病原体。