Increasing reports of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 1995-2006

• Main Authors: Drobniewski Francis (Author), Ormerod L (Author), Kruijshaar Michelle E (Author), Moore Jonathan E (Author), Abubakar Ibrahim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Non-tuberculous mycobacteria have long been identified as capable of causing human disease and the number at risk, due to immune-suppression, is rising. Several reports have suggested incidence to be increasing, yet routine surveilla...