Multiple Cavitary Pulmonary Nodules Caused byMycobacterium intracellulare
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Multiple Cavitary Pulmonary Nodules Caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been increasingly recognized as an important cause of chronic pulmonary infections. The Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), which is composed of two species, Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracelluare, is the most commonly encountered pathogen associated with NTM lung disease. MAC pulmonary infection typically presents in a fibrocavitary form or a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Family Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2092-6715
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2016.37.4.248