Diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria in eastern and southern China: axc2xa0cross-sectional study

[摘要] ExtractNontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a heterogeneous group of widely distributed environmental bacteria [1]. Despite generally low pathogenicity in humans; NTM can cause various illnesses especially in HIV-infected patients or those with immunodeficiencies [2]. In recent years; NTM-related disease incidence has increased significantly [3] and; despite China's tuberculosis (TB) programme having more than halved TB prevalence over the past 20xe2x80x85years [4]; population-based data indicate that the proportion of NTM among all mycobacterial patient isolates has increased from 11.1% to 22.9% [5]; triggering public health concerns.

[学科分类] 呼吸医学