Direct application of the PCR restriction analysis method for identifying NTM species in AFB smear-positive respiratory specimens.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis