Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria in colonisation and disease in The Gambia

Abstract The clinical relevance of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (PNTM) in The Gambia is unknown. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in colonisation, and the burden of clinically relevant pulmonary NTM (PNTM) disease in The Gambia. Thi...

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Main Authors: Catherine Okoi, Suzanne T. Anderson, Sarah Mulwa, Archibald Worwui, Martin Antonio, Florian Gehre, Ifedayo Adetifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22777-x