Mycobacterium malmoense infections in Scotland: an increasing problem.
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Mycobacterium malmoense infections in Scotland: an increasing problem.
During 1982-4 20 cases of Mycobacterium malmoense infection were identified in Scotland (13 male, seven female; age 34-82, median 62 years). Features of the disease were obtained from case notes and radiographs of 19 patients and were found to be indistinguishable from those of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Chronic chest disease, predominantly chronic airflow obstruction, was the most f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.42.8.593