Epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration.

OBJECTIVE:We identified patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA), examined the distribution of diseases by NTM species, and explored the association between NTM disease and the frequency of clinic visits and mortality. METHODS:We combin...

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Main Authors: Makoto M Jones, Kevin L Winthrop, Scott D Nelson, Scott L Duvall, Olga V Patterson, Kevin E Nechodom, Kimberly E Findley, Lewis J Radonovich, Matthew H Samore, Kevin P Fennelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5999224?pdf=render