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Editorial
. 2017 Apr 26;49(4):1700374.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00374-2017. Print 2017 Apr.

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an increasing burden with substantial costs

D Rebecca Prevots  1 , Robert Loddenkemper  2 , Giovanni Sotgiu  3 , Giovanni Battista Migliori  4
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Editorial

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an increasing burden with substantial costs

D Rebecca Prevots et al. Eur Respir J. .
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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Incidence of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare isolation (2007–2012). Reproduced with permission from the publisher [5].
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
a) Nontuberculous mycobacteria right upper lobe. b) Residual scar left after antibiotic therapy. c) Computed tomography-guided needle biopsy revealed Mycobacterium avium and histologically epithelial granulomas without necrosis. Reproduced with permission from the publisher [12].
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