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- Title
Distinguishing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, China.
- Authors
Kaijin Xu; Sheng Bi; Zhongkang Ji; Haiyang Hu; Feisu Hu; Beiwen Zheng; Bing Wang; Jingjing Ren; Shigui Yang; Min Deng; Ping Chen; Bing Ruan; Jifang Sheng; Lanjuan Li
- Abstract
The article discusses a study that investigated the proportion of patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis in primary health care institutions in the province of Zhejiang, China. It describes difficulties in distinguishing M. tuberculosis and NTM infections. It also emphasizes the importance of using techniques for M. tuberculosis culture, Mycobacterium strain identification and drug-resistence detection.
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIA identification; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; MULTIDRUG-resistant tuberculosis; BACTERIAL cultures; DRUG resistance in bacteria
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014, Vol 20, Issue 6, p1060
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2006.130700