TY - JOUR AU - Monde, Ngula AU - Munyeme, Musso AU - Muwonge, Adrian AU - Muma, John Bwalya AU - Malama, Sydney PY - 2018 DA - 2018/01/08 TI - Characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacterium from humans and water in an Agropastoral area in Zambia JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 20 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - The non-tuberculous mycobacteria include those mycobacterium species that are not members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, the causative agent of pulmonary tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae. In Zambia, Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria are gaining recognition as pathogens of public health significance. However, there is scanty information on the isolation and speciation of these organisms for better patient management, consequently reducing the burden of these infections. Given the above information, the thrust of this study was to isolate and characterize NTM from humans and water in Namwala district of Zambia. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2939-y DO - 10.1186/s12879-017-2939-y ID - Monde2018 ER -