Context.—Nontuberculous mycobacteria include numerous acid-fast bacilli species, many of
which have only recently been recognized as pathogenic. The diagnosis of mycobacterial …

The purpose of this review is to familiarize a broad range of medical professionals with a
relatively new and growing problem of infections caused by mycobacteria other than M …

The isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from clinical specimens has become
very frequent in the last years. Such organisms are typically environmental and poorly …

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

To determine the epidemiology and clinical features of disease due to nontuberculous
mycobacteria (NTM) in our institution, we reviewed the medical records of all patients from …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection is a frequent opportunistic infection in patients
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. However, NTM infection may also occur in …

Nontuberculous mycobacterial Infections (NTM) are being Increasingly recognized as a
cause of chronic pulmonary disease. We recently reviewed the clinical, radiologic, and …

Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium avium, and
Mycobacterium intracellulare are responsible for the great majority of the infections by …

The incidence of tuberculosis in the United States declined steadily until 1985, while at the
same time, for at least the past 15 years, the frequency of disease attributable to other …

The clinicopathologic spectrum of infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
includes cavitary disease, opportunistic infection, and nodular disease associated with …