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Epidemiological Distribution of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Using Geographical Information System Publisher



Farnia P1 ; Farnia P1 ; Ghanavi J1 ; Velayati AA1
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  1. 1. Mycobacteriology Research Centre (MRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM): Microbiological# Clinical and Geographical Distribution Published:2019


Abstract

In this chapter, geographical distribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria both in clinical and environmental isolates are investigated by analyzing the data performed using geographical information system. The distribution of each reported clinical species is analyzed and compared to environmental samples reported within same period of time. © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.