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Association between polyclonal and mixed mycobacterial Mycobacterium avium complex infection and environmental exposure.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Jan 2014
Fujita Kohei, Ito Yutaka, Hirai Toyohiro, Kubo Takeshi, Maekawa Koichi, Togashi Kaori, Ichiyama Satoshi, Mishima Michiaki
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RATIONALE: Polyclonal and mixed mycobacterial Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is observed in pulmonary MAC disease. Human living environments contain multiple species or genotypes of nontuberculous mycobacterial strains and are considered sources of infection. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association of environmental exposure with polyclonal and mixed mycobacterial infection in pulmonary MAC disease...
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