Prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections among tuberculosis suspects in Nigeria.

Nigeria is ranked in the top five countries for tuberculosis deaths worldwide. This study investigated the mycobacterial agents associated with presumptive clinical pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria and evaluated the pattern and frequency of mycobacterial infections over twelve calendar months...

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Main Authors: Gambo Aliyu, Samer S El-Kamary, Alash'le Abimiku, Clayton Brown, Kathleen Tracy, Laura Hungerford, William Blattner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3650061?pdf=render