Acharya Sudeep, Anwar Shamsuddin, Medina Yelizaveta, Thapa Sakura, Glaser Allison
Internal Medicine, Northwell Health, New York, USA.
Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Jun 23;14(6):e26251. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26251. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections (mycobacterium other than and ) are organisms that are commonly found in the environment such as water, soil, and dust. They may form difficult to eliminate biofilms and have been reported to cause significant infections in humans, especially in immunocompromised hosts. This article describes an interesting case of in the lung.
非结核分枝杆菌感染(除结核分枝杆菌和麻风分枝杆菌以外的分枝杆菌)是常见于环境中的微生物,如水、土壤和灰尘中。它们可能形成难以清除的生物膜,并且据报道会在人类尤其是免疫功能低下的宿主中引起严重感染。本文描述了一例肺部非结核分枝杆菌感染的有趣病例。