Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly a cause of human respiratory tract
colonization and mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD), especially in patients with chronic …

Introduction: An increasing incidence rate of respiratory isolates of non-tuberculous
mycobacteria (NTM) has been noted recently in most European countries as well as in the …

The lungs are the most common disease site of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).
However, the isolation of NTM in a respiratory specimen does not indicate lung disease …

Background. The epidemiology of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in
Greece is largely unknown. Objectives. To determine the incidence and the demographic …

Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are the cause of chronic lung disease
called NTM lung disease (NTM-LD). There are about 180 known species of NTM. Nowadays …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly associated with infectious pulmonary
disease. NTM are ubiquitous environmental pathogens with high isolation rates worldwide …

SETTING: The value of microbiological criteria in diagnosing non-tuberculous mycobacteria
pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) and monitoring its epidemiology is unknown. OBJECTIVES …

Background/objectives Assessing the clinical relevance of non-tuberculous mycobacteria
(NTM) isolated from respiratory samples can be challenging. The epidemiology and …

Background The incidence, geographical distribution and clinical relevance of different
nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Croatia are well described. There are few data on …

Pulmonary disease due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is an emerging infection,
mainly in regions with a decreasing prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). Patients with existing …