| occurrence of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection in an endemic area of tuberculosis. | the majority of investigations of the epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) have focused on highly developed nations with a low prevalence of tuberculosis. in contrast, the para state of north brazil represents an area of high tuberculosis prevalence and increasing ntm incidence. toward the goal of understanding the dynamics of infection by all mycobacterium species, we report patient characteristics and the identification of ntm strains isolated from sputum samples from patients tha ... | 2013 | 23875055 |