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Mycobacterium marinum is a ubiquitous organism inhabiting both fresh and salt water. It can cause human diseases such as skin and soft tissue infection. The organism is also known to… Click to show full abstract
Mycobacterium marinum is a ubiquitous organism inhabiting both fresh and salt water. It can cause human diseases such as skin and soft tissue infection. The organism is also known to cause a false positive reaction to interferon-γ release assay, the test to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection. Here, we present a case of submandibular nodule caused by M. marinum with positive T-SPOT.TB test, which was likely to be false positive.
Keywords:
release assay;
interferon release;
mycobacterium marinum;
false positive;
nodule caused
Journal Title: Internal medicine
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Internal medicine
Year Published: 2022
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