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- Title
Failure to recognize nontuberculous mycobacteria leads to misdiagnosis of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Authors
Maiga, Mamoudou; Siddiqui, Sophia; Diallo, Souleymane; Diarra, Bassirou; Traoré, Brehima; Shea, Yvonne R; Zelazny, Adrian M; Dembele, Bindongo P P; Goita, Drissa; Kassambara, Hamadoun; Hammond, Abdulrahman S; Polis, Michael A; Tounkara, Anatole
- Abstract
Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections cause morbidity worldwide. They are difficult to diagnose in resource-limited regions, and most patients receive empiric treatment for tuberculosis (TB). Our objective here is to evaluate the potential impact of NTM diseases among patients treated presumptively for tuberculosis in Mali.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 5, pe36902
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0036902