Nontuberculous mycobacteria in patients with suspected tuberculosis and the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium in the extreme south of Brazil
ABSTRACT Objective: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a heterogeneous group of bacteria that are widely distributed in nature and associated with opportunistic infections in humans. The aims of this study were to identify NTM in patients with suspected tuberculosis who presented positive cultur...
Main Authors: | Caroline Busatto, Júlia Silveira Vianna, Ana Barbara Scholante Silva, Rossana Basso, Jussara Silveira, Andrea Von Groll, Ivy Bastos Ramis, Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2020-05-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpneu/v46n2/1806-3713-jbpneu-46-02-e20190184.pdf |
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