UAB MedCast : Infectious Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease
Nontuberculous mycobacteria ( NTM ) infections are ten times more prevalent than tuberculosis infections , affecting primarily the elderly and immunocompromised . Bryan Garcia , MD , a pulmonologist , discusses the likely origins of NTM , who is most at risk to be infected by these ubiquitous bacteria , and the criteria for diagnosis . Learn why NTM needs to be better accounted for at both the epidemiological and clinical levels in the future .
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