Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 370-376 , 2006

Abdominal Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in a University Hospital in Taiwan from 1997 to 2003

  • Liang-Wen Ding

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yi-Lan, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Cheng Lai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yi-Lan, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Na Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Ren Hsueh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Po-Ren Hsueh, Departments of Internal Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 23 June 2005 ,Revised 15 September 2005 ,Accepted 4 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60132-7

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 370-376 , 2006

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