A new type of mediterranean mycobacteriosis

Conclusion: The surviving patients ameliorated without treatment. ATS criteria for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease were not met in the majority of cases. Clinical significance is uncertain. M. basiliensis seems to cause colonization or asymptomatic infection rather than disease.

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Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jahn, K., Baettig, V., Seth-Smith, H., Tamm, M., Egli, A. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research