Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in extra-pulmonary specimens: Role of nosocomial transmission

I. Ahmed, K. Jabeen, R. Hasan (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease: clinical epidemiology 2
Session: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease: clinical epidemiology 2
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2640
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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I. Ahmed, K. Jabeen, R. Hasan (Karachi, Pakistan). Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in extra-pulmonary specimens: Role of nosocomial transmission. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2640

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