National hospital costs for pulmonary mycobacterial diseases in the US from 2001 to 2012

Introduction: Pulmonary mycobacterial diseases describe both tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). TB is an established public health issue and a reportable disease. Efforts in treatment and surveillance have resulted in the incidence of TB to decrease in recent years. However, th...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Mary Beth Allen, Golnaz Ebrahimi, Dean Schraufnagel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=156;epage=157;aulast=Mirsaeidi;type=0