Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oman

Little is known about the clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Arabian Peninsula. We assessed the prevalence and studied a random sample of isolates at a reference laboratory in Muscat, Oman. NTM cause disease in this region, and their prevalence has increased.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Al-Mahruqi, Sara H., van Ingen, Jakko, Al-Busaidy, Suleiman, Boeree, Martin J., Al-Zadjali, Samiya, Patel, Arti, Dekhuijzen, P.N. Richard, van Soolingen, Dick
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19193276
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1502.080977
Descripción
Sumario:Little is known about the clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Arabian Peninsula. We assessed the prevalence and studied a random sample of isolates at a reference laboratory in Muscat, Oman. NTM cause disease in this region, and their prevalence has increased.

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