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- Published on: 23 March 2016mycobacterium avium also needs to be consideredShow More
Dear Editor,
In addition to the documentation of the radiographic stigmata of paediatric mycobacterium tuberculosis(1), mention also needs to be made that the differential diagnosis of mediatinal and hilar lymphadenopathy should include infection with mycobacterium avium complex(MAC) organisms, especially in patients with HIV/AIDS(2). In the latter context the prevalence of MAC infection in children has been variou...
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