Cord factor producer Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii in asymptomatic immunocompetent host sputa samples
Braz. J. Pharm. Sci. (Online); 58 (), 2022
Abstract We report a case of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii colonization in upper respiratory tract of an immunocompetent patient, who was misdiagnosed as tuberculosis by Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) and cord factor formation observed directly from the sputa culture in liquid medium. This fact reflec...