Identification of Species of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Clinical Isolates from 8 Provinces of China

doi:10.1155/2016/2153910

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Identification of Species of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Clinical Isolates from 8 Provinces of China

1 Jan 2016

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Pulmonary diseases caused by nontuberculousmycobacteria(NTM) are increasing in incidence and prevalence worldwide. In this study, we identified NTM species of the clinical isolates from 8 provinces in China, in order to preliminarily provide some basic scientific data in the different species and distribution of NTM related to pulmonary disease in China. A total of 523 clinical isolates from patients with...

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