ReviewTuberculosis and respiratory diseases2019
Infection Source and Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease.
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections among pulmonary tuberculosis suspected and confirmed patients in Ethiopia - A systematic review and meta analyses.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Gut-lung axis and microbiome alterations in mycobacterial infections: from pathogenesis to therapeutic potential.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Cancer risk in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Respiratory research · 2026Article
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- Incidence trends of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections in Australia, Cambodia, Japan, Thailand, and the United States.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Comorbidity profiles of non-tuberculous mycobacteria infections in China: 12 years' experience.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Association between nutritional status and clinical characteristics in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: preliminary results from the NTM-KOREA cohort.Respiratory research · 2026Article
- Radiologic phenotype-specific transcriptomic signatures in lung tissues from patients with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Analysis of nontuberculous mycobacteria laboratory detection data from a designated hospital in Henan Province, China.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Lung microbial dysregulation and TNF inhibition are associated with worsened nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Detection, Isolation, and Identification of Mycobacteria That Cause Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease and Tuberculosis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Distribution of nontuberculous Mycobacteria among presumptive drug resistance tuberculosis patients from a ministry of health drug resistance surveillance program, in western Kenya.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2025Article
- Sputum Microbiome Based on the Etiology and Severity of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Advances and Challenges in Mycobacterial Genetic Engineering: Techniques for Knockout, Knockdown and Overexpression.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Review
- [Factors influencing health-related quality of life among patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in South Korea: a cross-sectional survey study].Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the interaction and synergy potential of bedaquiline and clarithromycin in combination with efflux pump inhibitors in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium abscessus complex.Folia microbiologica · 2025Article
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients and the General Population.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections among patients with suspected or confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.IJID regions · 2025Review
- The growing impact of nontuberculous mycobacteria: A multidisciplinary review of ecology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.Infectious medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous organisms that are generally found not only in the natural environment but also in the human engineered environment, including water, soil, and dust. These organisms can form biofilms and can be readily aerosolized because they are hydrophobic owing to the presence of the lipid-rich outer membrane. Aerosolization and subsequent inhalation were the major route of NTM lung disease. Water distribution systems and household plumbing are ideal habit for NTM and the main transmission route from natural water to household. NTM have been isolated from drinking water, faucets, pipelines, and water tanks. Studies that used genotyping have shown that NTM isolates from patients are identical to those in the environment, that is, from shower water, showerheads, tap water, and gardening soil. Humans are likely to be exposed to NTM in their homes through simple and daily activities, such as drinking, showering, or gardening. In addition to environmental factors, host factors play an important role in the development of NTM lung disease. The incidence and prevalence of NTM lung disease are increasing worldwide, and this disease is rapidly becoming a major public health problem. NTM lung disease is associated with substantially impaired quality of life, increased morbidity and mortality, and high medical costs. A more comprehensive understanding of the infection source and epidemiology of NTM is essential for the development of new strategies that can prevent and control NTM infection.
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