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Nontuberculous mycobacteria in patients with suspected tuberculosis and the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium in the extreme south of Brazil.
Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia - 1 Jan 2000
Busatto Caroline, Vianna Júlia Silveira, Silva Ana Barbara Scholante, Basso Rossana, Silveira Jussara, Groll Andrea Von, Ramis Ivy Bastos, Silva Pedro Eduardo Almeida da
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OBJECTIVE: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a heterogeneous group of bacteria that are widely distributed in nature and associated with opportunistic infections in humans. The aims of this study were to identify NTM in patients with suspected tuberculosis who presented positive cultures and to evaluate the genetic diversity of strains identified as Mycobacterium avium. METHODS: We studied pulmonary and...
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