Incidence and clinical significance of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical specimens during a 2-y nationwide survey

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 648-653

  Thomsen, Vibeke Ø ^a   Andersen, Åse B ^a   Miörner, Håkan ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; DNA 16S; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036383031     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540210147813     Document Type: Article

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