Identification and characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from tuberculosis suspects in Southern-central China.

The incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)-related death has increased globally recently. To obtain information of the species and characterization of pathogens involved in NTM pulmonary infection in Southern-central China, we identified 160 non-tuberculous infection cases from 3995 acid-fa...

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Main Authors: Xiao-li Yu, Lian Lu, Gao-zhan Chen, Zhi-Guo Liu, Hang Lei, Yan-zheng Song, Shu-lin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4252139?pdf=render