Environmental Risk Factors for Infection with Mycobacterium avium Complex
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Environmental risk factors for infection with Mycobacterium avium complex.
Infection with Mycobacterium avium complex is acquired from the environment, but risk factors for M. avium complex infection and disease are poorly understood. To identify risk factors for infection, the authors performed a 1998-2000 cross-sectional study in western Palm Beach County, Florida, using a population-based random household survey. M. avium complex infection was identified by use of ...
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1 Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA. 2 Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. 3 Glades Health Initiative, Inc., Belle Glade, FL. 4 Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance, and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1476-6256,0002-9262
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj159