Isolation, biochemical and molecular identification of Nocardia species among TB suspects in northeastern, Tanzania; a forgotten or neglected threat?

Isolation, biochemical and molecular identification of Nocardia species among TB suspects in northeastern, Tanzania; a forgotten or neglected threat?

Abstract Background Pulmonary nocardiosis mimic pulmonary tuberculosis in most clinical and radiological manifestations. In Tanzania, where tuberculosis is one of the major public health threat clinical impact of nocardiosis as the cause of the human disease remains unknown. The objective of the pre...

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Main Authors: Abubakar S. Hoza, Sayoki G.S. Mfinanga, Irmgard Moser, Brigitte König
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nocardia
Tuberculosis
Biochemical
Molecular
Northeastern
Tanzania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2520-8

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