Al-Mahruqi Sara H, van-Ingen Jakko, Al-Busaidy Suleiman, Boeree Martin J, Al-Zadjali Samiya, Patel Arti, Richard-Dekhuijzen P N, van-Soolingen Dick
Central Public Health Laboratory, Muscat, Oman.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Feb;15(2):292-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1502.080977.
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.
关于阿拉伯半岛非结核分枝杆菌(NTM)的临床相关性知之甚少。我们在阿曼马斯喀特的一家参考实验室评估了其患病率,并对分离株的随机样本进行了研究。NTM在该地区会引发疾病,且其患病率有所上升。