ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2014
Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections.
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04463134 (A Prospective Observational Study of Parameters Related to the Clinical Outcomes of NTM Pulmonary Disease in Prince of Wales Hospital), which is not on this map. Cited by 240 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Prospective Observational Study of Parameters Related to the Clinical Outcomes of NTM Pulmonary Disease in Prince of Wales Hospital
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240 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 415 citations in OpenAlex.
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in mainland China and Taiwan: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiology, species distribution, and drug resistance (2013-2024).Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- High mortality in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria isolated from Pulmonary samples in sub-Saharan Africa - A Systematic Review and Meta Analyses.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
- Psychometric validation of the PROMIS Fatigue-Short Form 7a in adults with newly diagnosed or recurrent Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease: the ARISE and ENCORE studies.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Trial
- Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension forAnnals of the American Thoracic Society · 2021Trial
- Predictors of developing Mycobacterium kansasii pulmonary disease within 1 year among patients with single isolation in multiple sputum samples: A retrospective, longitudinal, multicentre study.Scientific reports · 2018Trial
- Validation of an optimized Oxford Nanopore sequencing workflow versus Illumina for mycobacteria from primary MGIT culture.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Temperature and pH growth preferences predict the pathogenicity and environmental distributions of nontuberculous mycobacteria.mSystems · 2026Article
- Current Perspectives onInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Pulmonary tuberculosis and the surgeon.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society · 2026Article
- Cryo-EM reveals a conserved baseplate architecture and distinct accessory protein assemblies in mycobacteriophages Claus, Corndog and Mysterious.Research square · 2026Article
- Pulmonary Infection Caused by Mycolicibacterium neoaurum: The First Documented Case in Morocco.Cureus · 2026Article
- Nontuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections: A Series of 14 Cases from a Tertiary Care Center in Türkiye.Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology · 2026Article
- Differentiation of Lung Malignancy from Benign Lesions in Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection: A Retrospective Analysis of Biopsy-Proven Cases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Inhaled Corticosteroids and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Risk in Patients with COPD.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Understanding recurrence inJournal of clinical microbiology · 2026Review
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Peritonitis in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: A Scoping Review.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Validation of a respiratory symptom score from the Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis Questionnaire in adults withPatient related outcome measures · 2026Article
- Description and complete genome sequence ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Analytical validation of a multiplex PCR assay for differentiation of five clinically significant nontuberculous mycobacterial species.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Pulmonary infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly recognized worldwide. Although over 150 different species of NTM have been described, pulmonary infections are most commonly due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), Mycobacterium kansasii, and Mycobacterium abscessus. The identification of these organisms in pulmonary specimens does not always equate with active infection; supportive radiographic and clinical findings are needed to establish the diagnosis. It is difficult to eradicate NTM infections. A prolonged course of therapy with a combination of drugs is required. Unfortunately, recurrent infection with new strains of mycobacteria or a relapse of infection caused by the original organism is not uncommon. Surgical resection is appropriate in selected cases of localized disease or in cases in which the infecting organism is resistant to medical therapy. Additionally, surgery may be required for infections complicated by hemoptysis or abscess formation. This review will summarize the practical aspects of the diagnosis and management of NTM thoracic infections, with emphasis on the indications for surgery and the results of surgical intervention. The management of NTM disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections is beyond the scope of this article and, unless otherwise noted, comments apply to hosts without HIV infection.
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