Mycobacterium sp. as a Possible cause of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in machine workers

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 270-273

  Shelton, Brian G ^a   Flanders, W Dana ^b   Morris, George K ^a  

^a PathCon Laboratories   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MACHINE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATHOGENESIS; WORKER;

EID: 0032924576     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0502.990213     Document Type: Article

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