Isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among tuberculosis patients, a study from a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan

BACKGROUND: There is scarce knowledge on the prevalence of diseases caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Pakistan. In the absence of culture and identification, acid-fast bacilli (AFB) causing NTM disease are liable to be misinterpreted as tuberculosis (TB). Introduction of nucleic acid a...

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Autores principales: Karamat, Asifa, Ambreen, Atiqa, Ishtiaq, Aamira, Tahseen, Sabira, Rahman, Muhammad Aqeelur, Mustafa, Tehmina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33894767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06086-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33894767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06086-8

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