Original Article

Chronic Pulmonary Disease Due to Atypical Acid-Fast Bacilli

Authors: ALBERT G. LEWIS Jr. M.D., FRANK P. DUNBAR M.T., ELIZABETH McALISTER B.S., ROBERT CACCIATORE B.S.

Abstract

The atypical acid-fast organisms which are nonpathogenic for guinea pigs and yet produce chronic pulmonary disease are of great interest as well as of importance in the management of tuberculosis.

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