Characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacterium from humans and water in an Agropastoral area in Zambia

Abstract Background The non-tuberculous mycobacteria include those mycobacterium species that are not members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, the causative agent of pulmonary tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae. In Zambia, Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as pathogen...

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Main Authors: Ngula Monde, Musso Munyeme, Adrian Muwonge, John Bwalya Muma, Sydney Malama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
NTM
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2939-y