Nontuberculous mycobacteria in respiratory specimens: clinical significance at a tertiary care hospital in the north of Portugal

J Bras Pneumol. 2015 May-Jun;41(3):292-4. doi: 10.1590/S1806-37132015000000005.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Hans Dabó¹, Vanessa Santos¹, Anabela Marinho¹, Angélica Ramos², Teresa Carvalho², Manuela Ribeiro², Adelina Amorim¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
² Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / epidemiology
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / classification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
Portugal / epidemiology
Young Adult