Clinical relevance of nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oman.
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.
Al-Mahruqi
Sara H
SH
Central Public Health Laboratory, Muscat, Oman.
van-Ingen
Jakko
J
Al-Busaidy
Suleiman
S
Boeree
Martin J
MJ
Al-Zadjali
Samiya
S
Patel
Arti
A
Richard-Dekhuijzen
P N
PN
van-Soolingen
Dick
D
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