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Tuberculosis
Research in the area of tuberculosis reported from University of Thessaly
August 12th, 2008
"A 750-bed tertiary referral hospital in Central Greece. To determine the incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) respiratory infection based on the isolation of NTM in respiratory specimens, to study their clinical significance and to evaluate the differences in clinical, radiological and demographic characteristics between patients with lung disease caused by NTM and that caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC)," scientists in Larisa, Greece report. "A 3-year period prospective study to identify patients with positive NTM and MTC respiratory specimens. Between January 2004 and December 2006, 564 positive NTM cultures from 214 patients and 118 MTC...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-12)
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