Chest imaging comparison between non-tuberculous and tuberculosis mycobacteria in sputum acid fast bacilli smear-positive patients

Haiqing Chu (Shanghai, China), Haiqing Chu, Bing Li, Lan Zhao, Dongdong Huang, Zhemin Zhang, Jingbo Zhang, Tao Gui, Liyun Xu, Xiwen Sun

Source: International Congress 2015 – Non-tuberculous mycobacteria and molecular microbiology
Session: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria and molecular microbiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2674
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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