Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Zambia

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Zambia

Clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from 180 chronically ill patients and 385 healthy controls in Zambia was evaluated to examine the contribution of these isolates to tuberculosis (TB)–like disease. The proportion of NTM-positive sputum samples was significantly higher...

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Main Authors: Patricia C.A.M. Buijtels, Marianne A.B. van der Sande, Cas S. de Graaff, Shelagh Parkinson, Henri A. Verbrugh, Pieter L.C. Petit, Dick van Soolingen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
nontuberculous mycobacteria
clinical relevance
diagnosis
Africa
Zambia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-0006_article

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