RT Book, Section
A1 Holland, Steven M.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1155968456
T1 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155968456
RD 2024/04/24
AB Several  terms—nontuberculous  mycobacteria  (NTM),  atypical  mycobacteria,  mycobacteria  other  than  tuberculosis,  and  environmental  mycobacteria—all  refer  to  mycobacteria  other  than  Mycobacterium  tuberculosis,  its  close  relatives  (M.  bovis,  M.  caprae,  M.  africanum,  M.  pinnipedii,  M.  canetti),  and  M.  leprae.  The  number  of  identified  species  of  NTM  is  growing  and  will  continue  to  do  so  because  of  the  use  of  DNA  sequence  typing  for  speciation.  The  number  of  known  species  currently  exceeds  170.  NTM  are  highly  adaptable  and  can  inhabit  hostile  environments,  including  industrial  solvents.