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Cervical lymph node infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria in preschool children: interferon gamma deficiency as a possible cause of clinical infection.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Nov 2000
Nylén O, Berg-Kelly K, Andersson B
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UNLABELLED: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a prevalence of positive PPD reactions to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in 9% of 4-5-y-old children in the Göteborg area. Very few children of this age develop suppurative infections in lymph nodes that require surgical procedures. The hypothesis was that these children might have T cell deficiencies with abnormalities of macrophage functions,...
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