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Report of two cases of Mycobacterium europaeum from Iran
Fazel Pourahmad1, Hasan Shojaei, Parvin Heidarieh
1School of Veterinary Medicine, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran. f.pourahmad＠ilam.ac.ir
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
|November 28, 2012
Abstract:
Herein, we report repeated isolation of Mycobacterium europaeum from the sputum samples of an Iranian human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient and a cystic fibrosis patient with chronic pulmonary disease. To our knowledge, this is the first isolation of M. europaeum from human clinical specimens in Asia to be reported.
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