non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) include more than 190 species and subspecies. Some NTM species can cause human diseases of the lungs or extrapulmonary infections. The guidelines focus on pulmonary mycobacteriosis in adult patients without cystic …

Mycobacterioses are caused by multiple opportunistic bacteria that are ubiquitous. The incidence rate of nontuberculosis mycobacterial infections (NTM) is rising due to an increased number of immunocompromised patients and advances in diagnosis. …