Pulmonary Infection and Colonization with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Taiwan, 2000–2012
We analyzed samples from 13,652 patients who had respiratory cultures positive for mycobacteria in Taiwan during 2000–2012 and found that 56.9% were positive for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Whereas annual prevalence of tuberculosis decreased during the study period, prevalence of NTM disease...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1673_article |