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[CLINICO-MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII PULMONARY DISEASE AT A SPECIALIZED MYCOBACTERIOSIS HOSPITAL IN TOKYO, JAPAN].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] - 1 Apr 2015
Morimoto Kozo, Maeda Shinji, Yoshiyama Takashi, Matsuda Shuichi, Uchimura Kazuhiro, Sasaki Yuka, Kurashima Atsuyuki, Ogata Hideo, Kudoh Shoji, Gotoh Hajime
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium kansasii is the second most common nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease pathogen in Japan. Fibrocavitary disease is characteristic of M. kansasii pulmonary disease in male patients. OBJECTIVE: To clarify the clinico-microbiological characteristics of M. kansasii pulmonary disease in recent years in a Tokyo hospital specializing in mycobacteriosis. METHODS: A retrospective chart...
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