TY - JOUR AU - Al-Mahruqi, Sara H. AU - van Ingen, Jakko AU - Al-Busaidy, Suleiman AU - Boeree, Martin J. AU - Al-Zadjali, Samiya AU - Patel, Arti AU - Dekhuijzen, P.N. Richard AU - van Soolingen, Dick T1 - Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oman T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 2 SP - 292 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Little is known about the clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Arabian Peninsula. We assessed the prevalence and studied a random sample of isolates at a reference laboratory in Muscat, Oman. NTM cause disease in this region, and their prevalence has increased. KW - Atypical mycobacteria KW - nontuberculous mycobacteria KW - atypical mycobacteria infections KW - Mycobacterium avium complex KW - Mycobacterium simiae KW - Oman KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1502.080977 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-0977_article ER - End of Reference