Characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in Nanjing district of China

Characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in Nanjing district of China

Abstract Background Environmental bacteria, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), are recognized as one of the major human infection pathogens. NTM are prone to be mistaken as multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and challenge our fight against TB. In addition, treatment of NTM per se is intr...

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Main Authors: Chunmei Hu, Lili Huang, Min Cai, Weixiao Wang, Xudong Shi, Wei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Prevalence
Pulmonary disease
Clinical symptom
Comorbidity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4412-6

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