Pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus: can we identify the road to improved outcomes?

David W. Connell, Morven Wilkie

Source: Eur Respir J, 54 (1) 1901121; 10.1183/13993003.01121-2019
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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