• Chest · Mar 2022

    Review

    Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Epidemiologic Features, Risk Factors, and Diagnosis.

    • Kartik Kumar and Michael R Loebinger.
    • National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, England; Host Defence Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, England.
    • Chest. 2022 Mar 1; 161 (3): 637646637-646.

    AbstractNontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) continues to impose a significant clinical burden of disease on susceptible patients. The incidence of NTM-PD is rising globally, but it remains a condition that is challenging to diagnose and treat effectively. This review provides an update on the global epidemiologic features, risk factors, and diagnostic considerations associated with the management of NTM-PD.Crown Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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