Pulmonary infection caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in a medical center in Taiwan, 20052008

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-51

  Chen, Chung Yu ^a   Chen, Hsin Yi ^a   Chou, Chien Hong ^a   Huang, Chun Ta ^a   Lai, Chih Cheng ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

M. abscessus; M. avium complex; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Pulmonary infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CELATUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 83055180761     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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