The epidemiology and geographic distribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria clinical isolates from sputum samples in the eastern region of China.

• Main Authors: Yan Shao (Author), Cheng Chen (Author), Honghuan Song (Author), Guoli Li (Author), Qiao Liu (Author), Yan Li (Author), Limei Zhu (Author), Leonardo Martinez (Author), Wei Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been reported to be increasing worldwide and its geographic distribution differs by region. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology and distribution of NTM in the eastern part of China. METHODS: Sputum samples were collected from 30 s...