Diseases caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in Asia

Future Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-106

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asia; epidemiology; nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ASIA; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; EMPYEMA; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ASIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84890602839     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: 17460921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.13.138     Document Type: Review

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