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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Household Plumbing as Possible Cause of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) often persist despite treatment. Because nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are resistant to commonly used antimicrobial drugs and are found in drinking water that patients may use for sinus irrigation, we investigated whether some CRS patients were infected w...

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Autores principales: Tichenor, Wellington S., Thurlow, Jennifer, McNulty, Steven, Brown-Elliott, Barbara A., Wallace, Richard J., Falkinham, Joseph O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23017381
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.120164