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

Introduction: The number of patients with pulmonary disease caused by non-tuberculous
mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing globally. Poor resistance against infections, for example …

Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Log in or …

Most physicians know little about the troubles that non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) had
in gaining clinical respectability. Acknowledged as human pathogens only in the 1950s, the …

Global Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease Page 1 Global
Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: A Review D. Rebecca …

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

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM PD) may be chronic, requiring
lengthy and complex regimens over many months to years. After treatment, patients are …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly associated with pulmonary disease.
This is a worldwide phenomenon and one that is not related just to better diagnostic …

Since pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (PNTM) lung disease was last reviewed in
CHEST in 2008, new information has emerged spanning multiple domains, including …

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