Author: Thomsen Vibeke Ø. Andersen Åse B. Miörner Håkan
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
ISSN: 0036-5548
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol.34, Iss.9, 2002-09, pp. : 648-653
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Abstract
A 2-y nationwide survey of patients in Denmark with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) cultures was undertaken. Patients were identified by means of records held at the International Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark. The objectives were to identify isolated NTM to species level, to describe the incidence of the various species and to evaluate the clinical significance of pulmonary NTM isolates other than M. avium complex (MAC) and M. gordonae. Identification was performed by means of hybridization or sequencing of 16S rDNA. The clinical significance of pulmonary NTM isolates was evaluated by means of questionnaires concerning patients (was sent to the clinicians!) patients who had NTM isolated for the first time using bacteriologic, radiographic and clinical criteria. A total of 1110 specimens (2.1%) from 525 patients grew NTM. After MAC (
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