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Concomitant Mycobacterium and Nocardia Bacteremia Presenting with Acid-Fast Bacilli-Positive Blood Smears: A Case Report

以陽性抗酸性染色血液塗片為表現的分支枝桿菌及奴卡氏菌的合併菌血症:一病例報告

摘要


Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is endemic in Taiwan, and an acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear-positive specimen is a diagnostic reference for mycobacterium infection. Systemic mycobacterium infection or mycobacteremia will be suspected first if an AFB-positive blood smear is documented. Here, we report the case of a patient who had concomitant Mycobacterium avium complex and Nocardia nova bacteremia presenting with AFB-positive blood smears, and emphasize the importance of the differential diagnosis of a positive acid-fast stain.

並列摘要


在臺灣結核桿菌感染是常見的流行病,而抗酸性染色陽性標本是結核分枝桿菌感染的診斷參考之一。如果抗酸性染色血液塗片呈陽性,最先想到的第一個診斷通常是全身性結核分枝桿菌感染或分支桿菌菌血症。在這裡,我們報導了一例以血液陽性抗酸性染色塗片為表現的鳥分枝桿菌和奴卡氏菌合併菌血症,以彰顯陽性抗酸性染色鑑別診斷的重要性。

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