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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.