Abstract
The incidence of non tuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary diseases is increasing. Patients with NTM disease usually suffer prolonged periods of clinical illness prior to diagnosis. An etiological treatment, initiated by a well informed clinician and based on presumptive evidence, can be successful in a significant proportion of cases.
MeSH terms
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Humans
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Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Diseases / microbiology*
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Lung Diseases / pathology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnostic imaging
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / pathology*
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Mycobacterium kansasii* / isolation & purification
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*