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Pulmonary infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria in a singer with achalasia: a case report. / Cramer, Jakob; Sudeck, Hinrich; Burchard, Gerd-Dieter.

In: J INFECTION, Vol. 54, No. 4, 4, 2007, p. 219-221.

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Cramer, J, Sudeck, H & Burchard, G-D 2007, 'Pulmonary infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria in a singer with achalasia: a case report.', J INFECTION, vol. 54, no. 4, 4, pp. 219-221. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17316814?dopt=Citation>

APA

Cramer, J., Sudeck, H., & Burchard, G-D. (2007). Pulmonary infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria in a singer with achalasia: a case report. J INFECTION, 54(4), 219-221. [4]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17316814?dopt=Citation

Vancouver

Cramer J, Sudeck H, Burchard G-D. Pulmonary infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria in a singer with achalasia: a case report. J INFECTION. 2007;54(4):219-221. 4.

Bibtex

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title = "Pulmonary infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria in a singer with achalasia: a case report.",
abstract = "We report the case of a 37-year-old male patient with prolonged pneumonia and achalasia. Culture and molecular genetic typing identified Mycobacterium abscessus as causative agent. Treatment with clarithromycin and minocycline over 8 months gradually resolved the infection. Rapidly growing, non-obligate pathogenic mycobacteria are widespread in the environment. Several cases of pulmonary infections with these mycobacteria in patients with achalasia have been reported, suggesting a causative association. This is the first report of a case with isolation of M. abscessus in this context.",
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RIS

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AB - We report the case of a 37-year-old male patient with prolonged pneumonia and achalasia. Culture and molecular genetic typing identified Mycobacterium abscessus as causative agent. Treatment with clarithromycin and minocycline over 8 months gradually resolved the infection. Rapidly growing, non-obligate pathogenic mycobacteria are widespread in the environment. Several cases of pulmonary infections with these mycobacteria in patients with achalasia have been reported, suggesting a causative association. This is the first report of a case with isolation of M. abscessus in this context.

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