Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
"Nontuberculous Mycobacteria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
| Descriptor ID |
D009170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720
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| Concept/Terms |
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
- Atypical Mycobacterium
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
- Mycobacteria, Atypical
- Tuberculoid Bacillus
- Mycobacterium, Atypical
- Atypical Mycobacteria
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nontuberculous Mycobacteria" by people in Profiles.
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Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Pulmonary Infection in the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Registry: Treatment Patterns, Adverse Events, and Adherence to American Thoracic Society/Infectious Disease Society of America Treatment Guidelines. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 01 13; 76(2):338-341.
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Incidence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Infection, by Ethnic Group, Hawaii, USA, 2005-2019. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 08; 28(8):1543-1550.
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Variability in the Management of Adults With Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 04 08; 72(7):1127-1137.
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Validity of Diagnosis Code-Based Claims to Identify Pulmonary NTM Disease in Bronchiectasis Patients. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 03; 27(3):982-985.
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'Lady Windermere's counterpart? Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria in men with bronchiectasis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Feb; 96(2):114916.
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Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in HIV-Infected Patients, Oregon, USA, 2007-2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 03; 23(3):533-535.
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The tolerability of linezolid in the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. Eur Respir J. 2015 Apr; 45(4):1177-9.