"Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis" may be nontuberculous mycobacteria.

CONCLUSION: The high costs to the patient and society should lead health care providers to consider NTM in all patients suspected of having TB. PMID: 25784643 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - March 14, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Shahraki AH, Heidarieh P, Bostanabad SZ, Khosravi AD, Hashemzadeh M, Khandan S, Biranvand M, Schraufnagel DE, Mirsaeidi M Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research