Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease: The top ten essentials

• Published in: Respiratory medicine Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 417 - 425
• Main Authors: Aksamit, Timothy R, Philley, Julie V, Griffith, David E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Bronchiectasis - complications; Cystic fibrosis; Cytokines; Female; Households; Humans; Infections; Lung diseases; Lung Diseases - complications; Lung Diseases - diagnosis; Lung Diseases - therapy; Macrolides - therapeutic use; Male; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC); Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - complications; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - therapy; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - isolation & purification; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - pathogenicity; Pathogenesis; Patients; Plumbing; Population; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Sex Factors; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - antagonists & inhibitors; United States; Water heaters; United States; United States > US; Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC); Mycobacterium abscessus; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Summary This review will utilize essential questions about nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease to succinctly address important new developments in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of NTM lung disease with a focus on practical information and “bottom line” answers. 1) What do I...