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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Skin Infection

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Mycobacterial Skin Infections

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The current high level of interest in disease induced by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is due not only to the frequent association with AIDS, but also to the strong evidence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary diseases in the general population [1–12]. Moreover, NTM infections are emerging in previously unreported sectors, and exhibiting new clinical manifestations. Undoubtedly, the increased evidence of the disease is also attributable to methodological improvements in mycobacteriology laboratories, that have enabled the isolation and rapid, accurate identification of the various species and the clinical characteristics of some peculiar clinical pictures [7].

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