Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections among patients who were positive for acid fast bacilli in direct specimens - the retrospective study

A. Safianowska, R. Walkiewicz, H. Grubek-Jaworska, M. Nowacka-Mazurek, R. Krenke, R. Chazan (Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Epidemiology of tuberculosis I
Session: Epidemiology of tuberculosis I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1209
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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