Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), also known as environmental mycobacteria, atypical mycobacteria[1] and mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT), are mycobacteria which do not cause tuberculosis or leprosy/Hansen's disease. NTM are able to cause pulmonary diseases that resemble tuberculosis.[2] Mycobacteriosis is any of these illnesses, usually meant to exclude tuberculosis. They occur in many animals, including humans and are commonly found in soil and water.[3]

  1. ^ Nontuberculous Mycobacteria at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  2. ^ American Thoracic Society (1997). "Diagnosis and treatment of disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria. This official statement of the American Thoracic Society was approved by the Board of Directors, March 1997. Medical Section of the American Lung Association". American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156 (2 Pt 2): S1–25. doi:10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.atsstatement. PMID 9279284.
  3. ^ Foote, Sydney L.; Lipner, Ettie M.; Prevots, D. Rebecca; Ricotta, Emily E. (2021). "Environmental predictors of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) sputum positivity among persons with cystic fibrosis in the state of Florida". PLOS ONE. 16 (12): e0259964. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1659964F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0259964. PMC 8659685. PMID 34882686.