The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Jul 1998
Clinical features of non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease: comparisons between smear-positive and smear-negative cases, and between Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare.
To evaluate the differences in clinical symptoms and radiological findings between smear-positive non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and smear-negative, culture-positive NTM. Also, to evaluate the differences in clinical symptoms and radiological findings between Mycobacterium avium and M. intracellulare. ⋯ The present study demonstrates differences in clinical symptoms and radiological findings between smear-positive and smear-negative NTM cases, as well as between M. avium and M. intracellulare.