Diagnosis and treatment of disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages

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AMIKACIN; CEFMETAZOLE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; IMIPENEM; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; STAINING;

EID: 0030758758     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.atsstatement     Document Type: Review

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