nontuberculous mycobacterial empyema in an immunocompetent child
;Ira Shah;Forum Shah
journal of materials processing technology2018Vol. 61pp. 141-142
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shah2018indiannontuberculous
Abstract
Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) species are mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. There are very few reports of NTM in immunocompetent children causing empyema. In this article, we report a 9-year-old immunocompetent girl who presented with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare empyema.