Nosocomial Infections Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Open Access
- 15 October 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (8) , 1363-1374
Abstract
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous in the environment and cause colonization, infection, and pseudo-outbreaks in health care settings.Keywords
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