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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis.
Most cases of mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children are caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria, previously called the atypical mycobacteria. It is important to differentiate non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis from tuberculous lymphadenitis as the treatment is different. We reviewed 19 children (12 girls and seven boys) with non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis to define likely...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
سال: 1971
ISSN: 1034-4810,1440-1754
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1971.tb01048.x