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Mycobacterioses Excluding Tuberculosis

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Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

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Mycobacteria other than tubercle bacilli (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum) and M. leprae are now recognized as important human pathogens. Some of these species can cause serious, even fatal, diseases in animals and humans. These microorganisms, once considered only environmental and saprophytic species, have been called by many names: anonymous, opportunistic, atypical, and paratubercle bacilli. However, the terms “non-tuberculous mycobacteria” (NTM) and “mycobacteria other than tubercle bacilli” (MOTT) are preferable (Sommers and Good, 1985).

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  1. Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, 30333, Atlanta, GA, USA

    A. Balows

  2. Hygienic Laboratory, Oakdale Hall, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    W. J. Hausler Jr.

  3. Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health, Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 160, Tokyo, Japan

    M. Ohashi

  4. Istituto di Microbilogia dell ’Universitá, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy

    A. Turano

  5. Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, and California Public Foundation, 94704, Berkeley, CA, USA

    E. H. Lennete (Emeritus Director) (Emeritus Director)

  6. Institut Virion, CH-8803, Ruschlikon/Zurich, Switzerland

    E. H. Lennete (Emeritus Director) (Emeritus Director)

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Fadda, G. (1988). Mycobacterioses Excluding Tuberculosis. In: Balows, A., Hausler, W.J., Ohashi, M., Turano, A., Lennete, E.H. (eds) Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3898-0_40

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