Impact of industrial structure and soil exposure on the regional variations in pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease prevalence

Impact of industrial structure and soil exposure on the regional variations in pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease prevalence

Objective/background: The prevalence of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (pNTM) disease, including Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), varies widely according to geographic region. However, the factors that influence regional variations in pNTM disease prevalence remain unknown. This study was...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Satoshi Hamada, Yutaka Ito, Toyohiro Hirai, Kimihiko Murase, Takahiro Tsuji, Kohei Fujita, Tadashi Mio, Koichi Maekawa, Takashi Fujii, Shigeki Ono, Takashi Nishimura, Akihiko Hayashi, Toshiaki Komori, Naohisa Fujita, Akio Niimi, Satoshi Ichiyama, Kazuo Chin, Michiaki Mishima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Environmental factors
Host factors
Mycobacterium avium complex
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Prevalence
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=170;epage=176;aulast=Hamada

Internet

http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=170;epage=176;aulast=Hamada

Similar Items