Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections
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a Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA c Laboratory of Innovation in Therapies, Education and Bioproducts (LITEB), Oswaldo Cruz Institute IOC, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil d Hospital Universitario de Monterrey, Centro de Investigación, Prevención y Tratamiento de Infecciones Respiratorias, Monterrey, Nuevo León UANL, Mexico e Respiratory Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
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