Atypical mycobacteria: an important differential for the general physician
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Atypical mycobacteria: an important differential for the general physician.
Atypical mycobacteria, or more correctly nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species, are a ubiquitous group of environmental organisms that have potential to cause pathological presentations, varying from skin and superficial infections to deeper infections with or without systemic dissemination. Many NTM species are well-recognised pathogens, whereas others are newly emerging and their pathoge...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-5-504