Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oman

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Al-Mahruqi, Sara H. ; van Ingen, Jakko ; Al-Busaidy, Suleiman ; Boeree, Martin J. ; Al-Zadjali, Samiya ; Patel, Arti ; Dekhuijzen, P.N. Richard ; van Soolingen, Dick
• Description:
  Little is known about the clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Arabian Peninsula. We assessed the prevalence and studied a random sample of isolates at a reference laboratory in Muscat, Oman. NTM cause disease in this region, and their prevalence has increased.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Atypical Mycobacteria Atypical Mycobacteria Infections Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Child Dispatch Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Avium Complex Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Simiae Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Oman Prevalence Sputum Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Urine

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(2):292-294.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4a877aba323ca9a76f019887430e18aae8df7565745d9c1c47f46fb42732eac3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17399/cdc_17399_DS1.pdf
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