在心脏移植接受者中通过卡里乌斯测试诊断出Mycobacterium haemophilum:一个病例报告
Zachary Malaussena1, Michelle Lippincott2, Francesca Dimou2
1University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 560 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
Transplant immunology
|March 19, 2025
概括
诊断Mycobacterium haemophilum感染是一项挑战. 卡里乌斯测试在心脏移植患者中发现了这种罕见的病原体,使得及时治疗和改善结果.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 移植医学 移植医学 移植医学
背景情况:
- 红血球菌 (Mycobacterium haemophilum) 是一种罕见的,生长缓慢的非结核菌.
- 感染主要影响免疫受损的个体,通常以皮肤/软组织感染的形式出现.
- 由于生长缓慢和与其他真菌菌菌相似,诊断是具有挑战性的.
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