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

Observations from studies during the last decade have changed the conventional view of
cystic fibrosis (CF) microbiology, which has traditionally focused on a limited suite of …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria(NTM) have emerged as important pathogens in the setting of
cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. Although historically CF has been considered a fatal …

Background The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease is rising. An
understanding of known risk factors for disease sheds light on the immunological and …

Mycobacterium abscessus causes acute and chronic bronchopulmonary infection in patients
with chronic lung damage, of which cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are particularly vulnerable …

Bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are intricately intertwined, with
NTM capable of being both a cause and consequence of bronchiectatic disease. This …

Objective Although the majority of cases of cystic fibrosis (CF) are now diagnosed through
newborn screening, there is still a need to standardize the diagnostic criteria for those …

Bronchiectasis is a common feature of severe inherited and acquired pulmonary disease
conditions. Among inherited diseases, cystic fibrosis (CF) is the major disorder associated …

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with
severely impaired mucociliary clearance caused by defects in ciliary structure and function …

Mycobacterium abscessus is intrinsically resistant to antibiotics effective against other
pathogenic mycobacteria largely due to the drug-induced expression of genes that confer …