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Mycobacterium abscessus isolated from municipal water - a potential source of human infection

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacterium responsible for progressive pulmonary disease, soft tissue and wound infections. The incidence of disease due to M. abscessus has been increasing in Queensland. In a study of Brisbane drinking water, M. abscessus was isolated fro...

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Autores principales: Thomson, Rachel, Tolson, Carla, Sidjabat, Hanna, Huygens, Flavia, Hargreaves, Megan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3668184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23705674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-241