Host immune response against environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria and the risk populations of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) prevalence has been increasing over the recent decades. Numerous host factors are associated with NTM-LD development, including susceptible phenotypes such as ciliary defect and lung structural change, pulmonary clearance defect with poor clearance...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664620301741 |