Characteristics of clinical isolates of nontuberculous mycobacteria in Java-Indonesia: A multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections are a major public health concern. Diagnosis of NTM-pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is difficult because its clinical, microbiological, and radiological features resemble to those of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), leading to misdiagnosis. Identification at the species level is essential for diagnosis and determination of therapy, which is currently not performed routinely in Indonesian laboratories.

Methodology and principal findings

From January 2020 to May 2021, 94 NTM isolates were collected from three TB referral centers in Java Province. Species were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Tests were performed to determine antibiotic susceptibilit

SUBMITTER: Saptawati L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9829163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature