Increasing Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Respiratory Specimens from US-Affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdictions

Increasing Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Respiratory Specimens from US-Affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdictions

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) respiratory infections represent a growing public health problem in many countries. However, there are limited published epidemiologic studies for the Western Pacific region. We reviewed respiratory specimens submitted to Diagnostic Laboratory Services in Hawaii, US...

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Hauptverfasser: Chunrong Lin, Chad Russell, Bruce Soll, Dominic Chow, Sapna Bamrah, Richard Brostrom, Wesley Kim, Jerry Scott, Matthew J. Bankowski
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-03-01
Schriftenreihe:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Schlagworte:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
bacteria
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
nontuberculous mycobacteria
NTM
epidemiology
Online Zugang:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/3/17-1301_article

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