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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4412-6 |