Review: Environmental mycobacteria as a cause of human infection

Review: Environmental mycobacteria as a cause of human infection

Pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are recognized as a problem in immunodeficient individuals and are increasingly common in older people with no known immune defects. NTM are found in soil and water, but factors influencing transmission from the environment to humans are mo...

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Main Authors: Samuel Halstrom, Patricia Price, Rachel Thomson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Water
Soil
Dust
Environment
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=2;spage=81;epage=91;aulast=Halstrom

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