Increasing incidence of nontuberculous mycobacteria, Taiwan, 2000-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1047-

  Hernández Garduño, Eduardo ^a   Elwood, R Kevin ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952680456     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1606.100228     Document Type: Letter

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