Occurrence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Environmental Samples
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Occurrence of nontuberculous mycobacteria in environmental samples.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a major cause of opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts. Because there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and NTM have been found in drinking water, the environment is considered a likely source of infection. In this study the widespread occurrence of NTM was examined in drinking water, bottled water, and ice samples. A total of 139...
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005068.].
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2492-2496.1999