Abstract
The chapter presents a review of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) causing human diseases; it summarizes the clinically important NTMs including MAC, M. kansasii, and rapid-growing mycobacteria M. abscessus, M. fortuitum, and M. chelonae.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 473-481 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323568661 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780323568647 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Mycobacterium abscessus
- Mycobacterium avium
- Mycobacterium kansasii
- NTM
- atypical mycobacteria
- nontuberculous mycobacteria
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