When and how to treat pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases
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When and how to treat pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases.
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are ubiquitous environmental organisms that have been recognized as a cause of pulmonary infection for over 50 years. Traditionally patients have had underlying risk factors for development of disease; however, the proportion of apparently immunocompetent patients involved appears to be rising. Not all patients culture-positive for mycobacteria will have progressive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respirology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1323-7799,1440-1843
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01408.x