title: Clinical relevance of nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oman.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Central Public Health Laboratory, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Sara H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Al-Mahruqi
authors.forename: Jakko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van-Ingen
authors.forename: Suleiman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Busaidy
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Boeree
authors.forename: Samiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Zadjali
authors.forename: Arti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Richard-Dekhuijzen
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van-Soolingen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009850:Oman / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology