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Failure to Recognize Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Leads to Misdiagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Tubercul...

Failure to Recognize Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Leads to Misdiagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Tubercul...

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Failure to Recognize Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Leads to Misdiagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Full title

Failure to Recognize Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Leads to Misdiagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2012-05, Vol.7 (5), p.e36902-e36902

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections cause morbidity worldwide. They are difficult to diagnose in resource-limited regions, and most patients receive empiric treatment for tuberculosis (TB). Our objective here is to evaluate the potential impact of NTM diseases among patients treated presumptively for tuberculosis in Mali.
We re-evaluat...

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Full title

Failure to Recognize Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Leads to Misdiagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1324557598

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1324557598

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0036902

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