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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009-02-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-0006_article |
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