The incidence of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria in British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1086-1093

  Hernández Garduño, Eduardo ^a   Rodrigues, M ^a   Elwood, R K ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incidence; Non tuberculous mycobacteria; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTIFACTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349224040     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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