 Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
"Nontuberculous Mycobacteria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.
| Descriptor ID |
D009170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720
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| Concept/Terms |
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
- Atypical Mycobacterium
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
- Mycobacteria, Atypical
- Tuberculoid Bacillus
- Mycobacterium, Atypical
- Atypical Mycobacteria
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2019 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2020 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2023 | 1 | 15 | 16 | | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nontuberculous Mycobacteria" by people in Profiles.
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Moreira-Sousa D, Martins B, Aguiar A, Pinheiro M, Akkerman OW, Aksamit TR, Aliberti S, Andrejak C, Daley CL, van Ingen J, Lange C, Lipman M, Loebinger MR, Jankovic Makek M, Morimoto K, Thomson R, Wagner D, Winthrop KL, Yim JJ, Duarte R. Management of nontuberculous mycobacterial Pulmonary disease refractory to guideline-based therapy: A systematic review. Pulmonology. 2026 Dec; 32(1):2632467.
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Moreira-Sousa D, Martins B, Aguiar A, Pinheiro M, Akkerman O, Aksamit TR, Aliberti S, Andrejak C, Daley CL, van Ingen J, Lange C, Lipman M, Loebinger MR, Jankovic Makek M, Morimoto K, Thomson RM, Wagner D, Winthrop KL, Yim JJ, Duarte R. Consensus on the management of refractory nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease. Eur Respir J. 2026 Jan; 67(1).
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Burke A, Jahnke N, Smith S, Smyth AR, Stewart I, Tillman L, Nick JA. Non-antibiotic treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis - A systematic review. J Cyst Fibros. 2026 Mar; 25(2):248-256.
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Gebert MJ, Lipner EM, Galletta JM, Henley JB, Hoffert M, Riskin ML, Prevots DR, Fierer N. A cross-environment comparison of nontuberculous mycobacterial diversity. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2026 Jan 27; 92(1):e0155225.
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Gross JE, Jones MC, Buige A, Prevots DR, Kasperbauer S. Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infections among women with cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2025 Jan-Dec; 19:17534666251323181.
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Calhoun KM, Armantrout E, Poch K, Caceres S, Lovell VK, Jones M, Malcolm KC, Vestal B, Wheeler E, Rysavy N, Manzer J, Aboellail I, Chatterjee D, Nick JA. Prospective Analysis of urINe LAM to Eliminate NTM Sputum Screening (PAINLESS) study: Rationale and trial design for testing urine lipoarabinomannan as a marker of NTM lung infection in cystic fibrosis. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0309191.
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Nguyen MH, Haas MK, Kasperbauer SH, Calado Nogueira de Moura V, Eddy JJ, Mitchell JD, Khare R, Griffith DE, Chan ED, Daley CL. Executive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: Patients, Principles, and Prospects. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 10 15; 79(4):805-806.
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Nguyen MH, Haas MK, Kasperbauer SH, Calado Nogueira de Moura V, Eddy JJ, Mitchell JD, Khare R, Griffith DE, Chan ED, Daley CL. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: Patients, Principles, and Prospects. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 10 15; 79(4):e27-e47.
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Epperson LE, Davidson RM, Kammlade SM, Hasan NA, Nick SE, Machado IMP, Rodriguez VH, Appleman A, Helstrom NK, Strong M. Evaluation of the GenoType NTM-DR line probe assay for nontuberculous mycobacteria using whole genome sequences as reference standard. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024 Dec; 110(4):116526.
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Hisert KB, Nick JA. Nonantibiotic Management of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: Natural or Nonsense? Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Apr; 21(4):543-545.
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