Pulmonary diseases due to mycobacteria cause significant morbidity and mortality to human
health. In addition to tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), recent …

The nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), defined as any mycobacterial pathogen other than
Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium leprae, are a diverse group of pathogens that …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous dwellers of environmental niches and
are an established cause of natural and nosocomial infections. The incidence of NTM …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous organisms that are generally found not
only in the natural environment but also in the human engineered environment, including …

Pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms (MTBC) primarily cause
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); however, MTBC are also capable of causing disease in …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitously present in the environment, but NTM
diseases occur infrequently. NTM are generally considered to be less virulent than …

The nontuberculous mycobacteria are for the most part ubiquitous environmental organisms
that only rarely cause disease in humans. Therefore, the normal host defense against these …

The global burden of tuberculosis (TB) is still large. The increasing incidence of drug-
resistant, multidrug-resistant (MDR)(resistant to at least rifampicin and isoniazid), and …

The incidence and number of deaths from non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease
have been steadily increasing globally. These lesser known “cousins” of Mycobacterium …

Currently, there is a trend of increasing incidence in pulmonary non-tuberculous
mycobacterial infections (PNTM) together with a decrease in tuberculosis (TB) incidence …