Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: baseline data from three sites in Papua New Guinea, 2010-2012

• Main Authors: Serej Ley (Author), Robyn Carter (Author), Korai Millan (Author), Suparat Phuanukoonnon (Author), Sushil Pandey (Author), Christopher Coulter (Author), Peter Siba (Author), Hans-Peter Beck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To determine the proportion of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in samples of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) cases from Papua New Guinea who were diagnosed using acid-fast microscopy. Methods: As part of a case detection study for TB, conducted in three provincial hospitals in Papua New Gu...