Burden of non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases in Saudi Arabian children: The first nationwide experience

• Main Authors: Bright Varghese (Author), Mushira Enani (Author), Mohammed Shoukri (Author), Sameera AlJohani (Author), Sahar AlThawadi (Author), Sahal Al-Hajoj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) causing pulmonary and extra-pulmonary diseases are increasing worldwide. A large paucity of data related to pediatric NTM diseases exists globally and particularly in Saudi Arabia. Methods: The first nationwide exploratory study on existence of NTM dise...