Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Respiratory Tract Infections, Eastern Asia

To characterize the distribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) species isolated from pulmonary samples from persons in Asia and their association with pulmonary infections, we reviewed the literature. Mycobacterium avium complex bacteria were most frequently isolated (13%–81%) and were the mo...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Sami Simons, Jakko van Ingen, Po-Ren Hsueh, Nguyen Van Hung, P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Martin J. Boeree, Dick van Soolingen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-03-01
Subjects:	Atypical mycobacteria Mycobacterium infections Asia respiratory tract infections review
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/3/10-0604_article

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