title: Nontuberculous mycobacteria in respiratory specimens: clinical significance at a tertiary care hospital in the north of Portugal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dabó
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Anabela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Angélica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Adelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amorim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult