Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease: The top ten essentials
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The nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) exhibit heterogeneous pathogenicity in humans. Articles on known and potential human factors capable of producing susceptibility to NTM lung disease (NTMLD) were identified by a systematic search of the medical literature, and are reviewed in the present study. Patients with pre-existing structural lung disease are known to be at risk of NTMLD. Other suscep...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.09.014