Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Botswana, 2011-2014

We documented a 6-fold increase in the frequency of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical samples in Botswana during 2011-2014. Because antituberculosis treatment is often initiated only on the basis of acid-fast bacilli smear-positive microscopy results, some patients with nontuberculo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2019-07, Vol.25 (7), p.1401-1403
Hauptverfasser:	Mbeha, Bontle, Mine, Madisa, Motswaledi, Modisa Sekhamo, Dewar, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Antitubercular agents bacteria Botswana Botswana - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Developing countries Dispatch drug susceptibility Female Health aspects History, 21st Century Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infection Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - epidemiology Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - history Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Botswana, 2011–2014 Public Health Surveillance Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	We documented a 6-fold increase in the frequency of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical samples in Botswana during 2011-2014. Because antituberculosis treatment is often initiated only on the basis of acid-fast bacilli smear-positive microscopy results, some patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial infections might have received inappropriate treatment.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2507.181440