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Prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among people presumed to have tuberculosis, positive for acid-fast bacilli in Mali
2024-04-19
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<h4>Background</h4> Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTMs) are environmental agents that can cause opportunistic pulmonary disease in humans and animals which is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB). In this study, we describe the cases of NTMs identified during the first national anti-TB drug-resistance survey conducted in Mali, and associated risk factors. <h4>Methods</h4> Sputum was collected from people prese...
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- Literature Corpus work
- c47bd20e-2394-515e-83d1-fdfeaa3ac07f
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.04.16.24304822
