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

Martin-Casabona, N; Bahrmand, AR; Bennedsen, J; Thomsen, VO; Curcio, M; Fauville-Dufaux, M; Feldman, K; Havelkova, M; Katila, ML; Koksalan, ORHAN; Pereira, MF; Rodrigues, F; Pfyffer, GE; Portaels, F; Urgell, JR; Rusch-Gerdes, S; Tortoli, E; Vincent, V; Watt, B

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

Martin-Casabona N., Bahrmand A., Bennedsen J., Thomsen V., Curcio M., Fauville-Dufaux M., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, vol.8, no.10, pp.1186-1193, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 8 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2004
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1186-1193
Keywords: non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), isolation, geographical distribution, epidemiology, UNITED-STATES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, WATER, SCROFULACEUM, INFECTION, DISEASES, AVIUM, ENVIRONMENT, KANSASII, XENOPI
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To collect data on non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from clinical laboratories in different countries to establish: 1) whether the isolation of NTM was increasing, 2) which species were increasing, and 3) whether there was any pattern of geographical distribution.