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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: CT scan findings, genotype, and treatment responsiveness.
Chest - 1 Dec 2005
Kim Jeung Sook, Tanaka Nobuyuki, Newell John D, Degroote Mary A, Fulton Kayte, Huitt Gwen, Lynch David A
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the imaging findings of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection in patients with normal and abnormal cystic fibrosis (CF) genotypes, and normal and abnormal alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) phenotypes. DESIGN: A retrospective review of medical records and chest CT scans from 85 patients with microbiologically proven NTM infection was performed. All patients...
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