a case report of vascular catheter-associated bacteremia caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis in a non-immunosuppressed patient
;PETRILLO Victor Flávio;AMARAL Aline Almeida;MOREIRA José da Silva;JARDIM Susana Beatriz Vianna;SEVERO Luiz Carlos
2017 12th international conference for internet technology and secured transactions, icitst 20171999Vol. 41pp. 203-204
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Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from a central venous catheter in a non-immunosuppressed patient with systemic tuberculosis. This case report represents a very uncommon form of isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A total improvement was obtained after treatment.