Pulmonary isolation and clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria during nationwide survey in Serbia, 2010-2015.

ABSTRACT: The rates of pulmonary colonization and disease due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) appear to be increasing globally, but diversity of species recovered as well as clinical relevance of NTM isolates differ considerably by geographic region. The first nationwide study of isolation frequency and clinical significance of NTM in Serbia included all patients with respiratory specimens yielding a positive NTM culture over the six-year period, 2010-2015. We analyzed trends in annual NTM isolation and NTM pulmonary disease (PD) incidence rates, with NTM PD cases defined in accordance with microbiological criteria established by the American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA). 777 pulmonary NTM isolates were collected from 565 patients, of whom 126 (22.3%) met t

SUBMITTER: Dakic I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6248987 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature