Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2009)

Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oman

  • Sara H. Al-Mahruqi,
  • Jakko van Ingen,
  • Suleiman Al-Busaidy,
  • Martin J. Boeree,
  • Samiya Al-Zadjali,
  • Arti Patel,
  • P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen,
  • Dick van Soolingen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1502.080977
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 2
pp. 292 – 294

Abstract

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Little is known about the clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Arabian Peninsula. We assessed the prevalence and studied a random sample of isolates at a reference laboratory in Muscat, Oman. NTM cause disease in this region, and their prevalence has increased.

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