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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Zambia

Clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from 180 chronically ill patients and 385 healthy controls in Zambia was evaluated to examine the contribution of these isolates to tuberculosis (TB)–like disease. The proportion of NTM-positive sputum samples was significantly higher...

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Autores principales: Buijtels, Patricia C.A.M., van der Sande, Marianne A.B., de Graaff, Cas S., Parkinson, Shelagh, Verbrugh, Henri A., Petit, Pieter L.C., van Soolingen, Dick
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19193268
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1502.080006