RT Book, Section
A1 Starke, Jeffrey R.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7026292
T1 Chapter 270. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7026292
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  nontuberculous  mycobacteria  (NTM)  have  been  collectively  identified  by  a  variety  of  terms,  including  mycobacteria  other  than  tuberculosis,  atypical,  nonpathogenic,  unclassified,  and  environmental  or  opportunistic  mycobacteria.  Although  grouping  these  organisms  can  be  helpful,  classification  based  on  specific  etiologic  agent  is  preferable  because  this  has  implications  for  the  predisposing  factors,  usual  clinical  course,  diagnosis,  and  appropriate  medical  and  surgical  management  of  the  infection.