Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Surveillance — Oregon, 2014–2016

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), ubiquitous in soil and water, usually infect immunocompromised persons. However, even healthy persons are susceptible to infection through percutaneous inoculation. Although 77% of NTM diseases manifest as primarily pulmonary illnesses (1), NTM also infect skin, bo...

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Published in:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Main Authors: Shih, David C., Cassidy, P. Maureen, Perkins, Kiran M., Crist, Matthew B., Cieslak, Paul R., Leman, Richard L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6089334/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30091968
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6731a3
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