title: The use of quaternary ammonium disinfectants selects for persisters at high frequency from some species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria and may be associated with outbreaks of soft tissue infections.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, CMBC, IVIC, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cortesia
authors.forename: Gustavo J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Jacobus H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: de Waard
authors.forename: Howard E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Takiff