Emergence of Clinically Relevant Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Saudi Arabia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Varghese, Bright ^a   Memish, Ziad ^b   Abuljadayel, Naila ^b   Al Hakeem, Raafat ^b   Alrabiah, Fahad ^a   Al Hajoj, Sahal Abdulaziz ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84878477481     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002234     Document Type: Article

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