Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium avium complex and other nontuberculosis mycobacteria from drinking-water in Basra governorate, Iraq.

This study aimed to determine the occurrence of Mycobacterium avium complex and other nontuberculous mycobacteria in drinking-water in Basra governorate, Iraq and their susceptibility to several antibiotics and the effect of 0.5 mg/L of chlorine on their survival. A total of 404 samples of drinking-...

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Published in:Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 274 - 279
Main Authors: Al-Sulami, A. A., Al-Taee, A. M. R., Wida'a, Q. H.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: World Health Organization Mar2012
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