title: Emergence of Mycobacterium kansasii as the leading mycobacterial pathogen isolated over a 20-year period at a midwestern Veterans Affairs hospital.
authors.affiliation: Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68105-1873, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bittner
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Safranek
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Preheim
mesh_terms: D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology