Pulmonary Disease Caused by Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) include more than 160 ubiquitous, environmental, acid-fast-staining bacterial species, some of which may cause disease in humans. Chronic pulmonary infection is the most common clinical manifestation. Although patients suffering from chronic lung diseases are parti...

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Published in:	Respiration Vol. 91; no. 5; pp. 386 - 402
Main Authors:	Wassilew, Nasstasja, Hoffmann, Harald, Andrejak, Claire, Lange, Christoph
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2016 Karger
Subjects:	Causes of Complications and side effects Cystic fibrosis Demographics Epidemiology Europe - epidemiology HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immune system Infections Life Sciences Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung diseases Mycobacterium avium Complex Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - diagnosis Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - drug therapy Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - epidemiology Mycobacterium infections Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - epidemiology Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology Mycobacterium kansasii Mycobacterium xenopi Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Pathogens Population Review Risk factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology Germany Northern Europe United Kingdom > UK United States > US Europe Non-tuberculous mycobacteria Mycobacterium Mycobacterium avium/intracellulare complex Pulmonary disease Europe
ISSN:	0025-7931, 1423-0356, 1423-0356
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