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ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2017

Mycobacterium riyadhense in Saudi Arabia.

Bright Varghese, Mushirah Abdulaziz Enani, Sahar Althawadi, Sameera Johani, Grace Mary Fernandez, Hawra Al-Ghafli, Sahal Al-Hajoj

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Article in Emerging infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Bright Varghese
Mushirah Abdulaziz Enani
Sahar Althawadi
Sameera Johani
Grace Mary Fernandez
Hawra Al-Ghafli
Sahal Al-Hajoj

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We explored in detail the nationwide existence of Mycobacterium riyadhense in Saudi Arabia. In 18 months, 12 new cases of M. riyadhense infection were observed, predominantly among Saudi nationals, as a cause of pulmonary disease. M. riyadhense may be emerging as a more common pathogen in Saudi Arabia.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntitubercular AgentsChildFemaleGenotypeHumansLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedNontuberculous MycobacteriaProspective StudiesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSaudi ArabiaAntitubercular AgentsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SbacteriaMycobacterium riyadhensenontuberculous mycobacteriaSaudi Arabiatuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID28930028
PMCPMC5621544

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