Objectives To describe the global trends of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
infection and disease. Methods A systematic review of studies including culture-based NTM …

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

Lung infections with Mycobacterium abscessus, a species of multidrug-resistant
nontuberculous mycobacteria, are emerging as an important global threat to individuals with …

Rationale: Estimating the annual incidence and prevalence of nontuberculous
mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease may assist in improving understanding of the public …

Population-based data have documented a continued increase in NTM prevalence since
2000. Annual prevalence in North American and Australia ranges from 3.2–9.8 per 100,000 …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging worldwide as significant causes of
chronic pulmonary infection, posing a number of challenges for both clinicians and …

Pulmonary infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly
recognized worldwide. Although over 150 different species of NTM have been described …

Seminal microbiological work of environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
includes the discovery that NTM inhabit water distribution systems and soil, and that the …

Rationale: Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (PNTM) are an important cause of
morbidity among older adults in the United States, but national prevalence estimates are …

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