Lung Diseases due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Report of 5 Cases

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are commonly isolated from environmental sources such as water and soil. Lung disease due to NTM commonly occurs in structural lung disease. Here, we report five cases of NTM. We identified two cases of Mycobacterium abscessus, one of M. chelonae, one of M. gordonea...

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Main Authors: Müjgan Güler, Abdullah Şimşek, Ruhsar Ofluoğlu, Ebru Ünsal, Nermin Çapan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
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Online Access:http://www.journalagent.com/eurasianjpulmonol/pdfs/EJP_17_1_58_61.pdf