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20482903

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
The nontuberculous or atypical mycobacteria (NTM) are a group of largely opportunistic pathogens, which are increasingly being detected in patients and being associated with clinical disease. Various host factors are responsible for this, such as the ageing population with the accompanying increase in the number of patients with chronic diseases, but NTM are also detected more often as a result of improvements in diagnostic laboratory techniques. The clinical relevance, i.e. the percentage of patients in whom the detected NTM is actually the cause of the clinical disease, differs enormously per species. Pulmonary NTM disease, which resembles pulmonary tuberculosis, is the most frequent, followed by lymphadenitis in children. Treatment of these infections is time-consuming, complicated and often ineffective. Therefore, prompt consultation with one of the specialized centres of expertise is warranted. We should also consider formulating national guidelines for diagnosis and treatment.
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1876-8784
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
154
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
A1178
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
[Nontuberculous mycobacteria: clinically relevant].
pubmed:affiliation
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen Medisch Centrum, afd. Longziekten, Nijmegen, en Universitair Centrum voor Chronische Ziekten Dekkerswald, Groesbeek, The Netherlands. jakko.van.ingen@rivm.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review