Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: patterns of isolation. A multi-country retrospective survey.

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Published in Int J Tuberc Lung Dis on October 01, 2004

Authors

N Martín-Casabona1, A R Bahrmand, J Bennedsen, V Ostergaard Thomsen, M Curcio, M Fauville-Dufaux, K Feldman, M Havelkova, M L Katila, K Köksalan, M F Pereira, F Rodrigues, G E Pfyffer, F Portaels, J Rosselló Urgell, S Rüsch-Gerdes, E Tortoli, V Vincent, B Watt, Spanish Group for Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria

Author Affiliations

1: Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitario Vail d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. numartin@vhebron.net

Associated clinical trials:

Treatment of Mycobacterium Xenopi Pulmonary Infection (CAMOMY) | NCT01298336

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