Isolation of Mycobacterium fortuitum in sputum specimens of a patient with chronic cough: Is it clinically significant?
- Author:
Radzniwan MR
;
Tohid H
;
Ahmad S
;
Mohd Ali F
;
Md Anshar F
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
chronic cough;
nontuberculous mycobacterium;
mycobacterium fortuitum;
sputum culture;
primary care
- MeSH:
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous;
Mycobacterium fortuitum;
Primary Health Care
- From:Malaysian Family Physician
2014;9(3):38-41
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Managing chronic cough is diagnostically challenging especially in primary care. This case report
highlights the difficulties experienced in approaching a case of chronic cough from a primary care
perspective. The discussion also involves the clinical significance and treatment dilemma of M.
fortuitum chelonae complex that was isolated from the sputum cultures of an elderly woman who
presented with chronic cough for more than a year.
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