When a Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection Reveals an Error of Immunity: A Single Center's Experience. Issue 5 (8th April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Morreale, Alessia; Dotta, Laura; Vairo, Donatella; Bazzana, Tullia; Lougaris, Vassilios; Soresina, Annarosa; Plebani, Alessandro; Giliani, Silvia Clara; Porta, Fulvio; Matteelli, Alberto; Redaelli De Zinis, Luca Oscar; Badolato, Raffaele
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 41:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 427
• Page End: 429
• Publication Date: 2022-04-08
• Subjects: mycobacteria -- nontuberculous mycobacterial infection -- immunodeficiency -- inborn errors of immunity; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003461
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : We present an algorithm that may be applied in case of a diagnosis of pediatric nontuberculous mycobacterial disease to identify the patients who may require an immunologic assessment to discover a possible underlying immune system defect predisposing to their nontuberculous mycobacterial infections.