High burden of rapidly growing non-tuberculosis mycobacteria in patients with respiratory disease undergoing elective bronchoscopy

N. Dissanayake, D. Madegedara, D. MaganaArachchi, U. Karunarathna, D. Yasaratne, C. De Silva, C. Kulathunga, S. Nakandala, P. Wijerathne, C. Wirasinghe (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary infections
Session: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary infections
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3395
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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