Nontuberculous mycobacteria in household plumbing as possible cause of chronic rhinosinusitis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1612-1617

  Tichenor, Wellington S ^a,b   Thurlow, Jennifer ^a   Mcnulty, Steven ^c   Brown Elliott, Barbara A ^c   Wallace, Richard J ^c   Falkinham, Joseph O ^d  

^a Center for Allergy Asthma and Sinusitis   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RNA 16S;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84866536812     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1810.120164     Document Type: Article

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