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Molecular Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolates from Clinical and Environmental Sources of a Metropolitan City
8 Dec 2014
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INTRODUCTION: While NTM infection is mainly acquired from environmental exposure, monitoring of environmental niches for NTM is not a routine practice. This study aimed to find the prevalence of environmental NTM in soil and water in four highly populated suburbs of Tehran, Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 4014 samples from soil and water resources were collected and studied. Sediments of each treated...
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