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Reduction in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria at a Tuberculosis Hospital Following a Quality Assurance Intervention
BACKGROUND: Non tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widely distributed in soil and water. NTM/Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) mixes may yield positive AFB smears falsely attributed to tuberculosis (TB) and false-resistance profiles for TB due to contaminated diagnostic samples. This as well...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631281/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1802 |