Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in a Patient with Anti-IFN-γ Autoantibodies.
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DOI: 10.18926/amo/55594
Abstract: We treated a 72-year-old Japanese female with sustained high fever and overall body exhaustion. An infectious liver cyst and right lung pneumonia were suspected causes. Hepatic cystectomy and various antibiotics did not resolve symptoms. Pneumonia… read more here.
Keywords: disseminated nontuberculous; anti ifn; mycobacterial infection; nontuberculous mycobacterial ... See more keywords
Francisella sp., a Close Relative of Francisella orientalis, Causing Septicemia with Cholestatic Hepatitis in a Patient with Anti-Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) Autoantibodies
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DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7020025
Abstract: Francisella is an intracellular, fastidious, Gram-negative bacterium that is difficult to identify using routine microbiological methods in the laboratory. We studied the isolation of Francisella sp. (strain IDAMR664) from the blood of a patient with… read more here.
Keywords: ifn autoantibodies; patient anti; francisella; septicemia cholestatic ... See more keywords