Significance of Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) isolation in bronchoscopic samples

E. Tabernero Huguet (Bilbao, Spain), S. Pedrero Tejada (Bilbao, Spain), I. Salinas Garrido (Bilbao, Spain), E. Urra Zabildegoitia (Bilbao, Spain), I. Lopez Aranaga (Bilbao, Spain), R. Zalacain Jorge (Bilbao, Spain)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Challenges in treating tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
Session: Challenges in treating tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 537
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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