Temporal interferon-gamma release response to Mycobacterium kansasii infection in an anorexia nervosa patient
Due to the differences in the management of Mycobacterium kansasii disease and tuberculosis, an accurate diagnosis is required. This report, which describes what we believe to be the first documented case of M. kansasii infection in a patient suffering from anorexia nervosa, sheds light on the possi...
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Published in | Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 61; no. 11; pp. 1617 - 1620 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Society for General Microbiology
01.11.2012
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Summary: | Due to the differences in the management of Mycobacterium kansasii disease and tuberculosis, an accurate diagnosis is required. This report, which describes what we believe to be the first documented case of M. kansasii infection in a patient suffering from anorexia nervosa, sheds light on the possible occurrence of a non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection that can mimic tuberculosis, on the risk of a misleading interpretation of interferon-gamma release assays, and on the temporal response to these tests. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0022-2615 1473-5644 |
DOI: | 10.1099/jmm.0.042739-0 |