Clinical study on lung disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis in the elderly

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-506

  Sugihara, Eiichiro ^a   Dambara, Takashi ^a   Aiba, Miyoji ^b   Fukuda, Yukiko ^b   Nakajima, Naoya ^b   Inui, Akihiro ^a   Matsumoto, Naomi ^a   Hada, Naoko ^a   Katayama, Akiko ^a   Naito, Toshio ^a   Isonuma, Hiroshi ^a   Hayashida, Yasuo ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO TOKYO KOTO GERIATRIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elderly persons; Gastric aspirate; Nontuberculous mycobacteriosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34548335221     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.44.503     Document Type: Article

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