Unexpectedly high incidence of pneumothorax in patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex infection

E. Hagiwara, A. Nakazawa, T. Oda, T. Enomoto, T. Baba, R. Nishihira, S. Komatsu, T. Kato, T. Ogura (Yokohama, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Management of severe respiratory infections
Session: Management of severe respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2462
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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