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Query: UMLS:C0729233 (
Thoracic
)
6,478
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
An 80-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to a persistent productive cough. Acid-fast staining and a commercial Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification kit with
TRC
(
TRC
kit) were positive. However, a false-positive result on the
TRC
kit was suspected because Mycobacterium tuberculosis was not detected in the sputum culture. Finally, Mycobacterium shinjukuense was detected in an analysis of the rpoB and hsp65 gene sequences. As the diagnostic criteria proposed by the American
Thoracic
Society were met, a diagnosis of Mycobacterium shinjukuense lung disease was made. Following treatment with isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol with drug susceptibility, the patient's acid-fast culture became negative, and the areas of opacity improved.
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PMID:Mycobacterium shinjukuense lung disease that was successfully treated with antituberculous drugs. 2429 57
