Rapid Diagnosis of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Triggered by Disseminated BCG Infection in Infants With Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: Case Report.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 10(11): ofad548, 2023 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis triggered by disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guerin infection is rare. Targeted next-generation sequencing for tuberculosis can rapidly identify different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex as well as drug resistance genes. Herein we report 2 cases of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in whom targeted next-generation sequencing rapidly identified Bacillus Calmette-Guerin as the infectious trigger.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
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Open Forum Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
China