Background Since the publication of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline on the
'Management of opportunistic mycobacterial infections' in 2000, our understanding of the …

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

Numerous studies have revealed a continuous increase in the worldwide incidence and
prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) diseases, especially pulmonary …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitously present in the environment, but NTM
diseases occur infrequently. NTM are generally considered to be less virulent than …

Isolation frequency of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) differs per region. Differences in
isolation frequency as well as frequencies in clinical relevance are relevant for daily clinical …

Despite increasing attention towards the non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) diseases,
the overall epidemiological information remains unavailable for China. A systematic review …

Introduction: Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging mycobacteria that is responsible for
lung diseases and healthcare-associated extrapulmonary infections. Recent findings …

Background Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease is of increasing public
health concern in China. Information is limited regarding risk factors associated with this …

Background Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection has become a public
health concern in China and around the world. The objective of this study was to describe …

Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, from January 2013 to
December 2015. A total of 4620 clinical samples were collected from patients suspected to …