Distinguishing Tuberculosis from Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Disease, Oregon, USA
oleh: Brian A. Kendall, Cara D. Varley, Dongseok Choi, P. Maureen Cassidy, Katrina Hedberg, Mary A. Ware, Kevin L. Winthrop
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-03-01 |
Deskripsi
To determine whether tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection patients could be distinguished from one another with limited information, we compared pulmonary TB and NTM patients during 2005–2006. Our finding that age, birthplace, and presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could differentiate TB and NTM disease could assist tuberculosis control efforts.