Clinical significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolates in elderly Taiwanese patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 779-783

  Lai, C C ^a   Tan, C K ^a   Lin, S H ^b   Liu, W L ^a   Liao, C H ^c   Huang, Y T ^d   Hsueh, P R ^d  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWANESE; TREND STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 79956124324     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1155-8     Document Type: Article

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