Non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases presenting as solitary pulmonary nodules

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1635-1640

  Lim, J ^a   Lyu, J ^b   Choi, C M ^b   Oh, Y M ^b   Lee, S D ^b   Kim, W S ^b   Kim, D S ^b   Lee, H ^c   Shim, Tae Sun ^b  

^a Gangneung Asan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection; Solitary pulmonary nodule; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; REGISTRIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649354743     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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