Abstract
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 fi nding that age, birthplace, and presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could differentiate TB and NTM disease could assist tuberculosis control efforts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 506-509 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Emerging infectious diseases |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases