Species spectrum of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical specimens in Kuwait.

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Published in Curr Microbiol on January 30, 2008

Authors

Eiman Mokaddas1, Suhail Ahmad

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait.

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