Characteristics of inpatients with nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in a highly complex hospital in Colombia

• Main Authors: Franco Eduardo Montúfar (Author), Camilo A. Madrid (Author), María C. Montufar (Author), Carolina Aguilar (Author), Carolina Saldarriaga (Author), Miguel A. Mesa (Author), Alicia Quiroga (Author), Carlos E. Builes (Author), John J. Zuleta (Author), Olga L. Molina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections has been described more frequently in recent years, especially in immunosuppression conditions and after cosmetic surgical procedures. The NTM include species of the genus Mycobacterium , other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycob...