| multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from cystic fibrosis patients. | worldwide, nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) have become emergent pathogens of pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis (cf) patients, with an estimated prevalence ranging from 5 to 20%. this work investigated the presence of ntm in sputum samples of 129 cf patients (2 to 18 years old) submitted to longitudinal clinical supervision at a regional reference center in rio de janeiro, brazil. from june 2009 to march 2012, 36 ntm isolates recovered from 10 (7.75%) out of 129 children were obtained. mo ... | 2014 | 24920766 |