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The Incidence of Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Lung Disease in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) lung disease is increasing in prevalence. We analyzed the frequency of NTM lung disease among patients who are suspected of tuberculosis. NTM was isolated from about one-fourth of the mycobacterium culture-positive patients and about half of these had NTM lung disease. Therefore, NTM isolates should be routinely identified at the species level for adequate treatment.

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Abbreviations

NTM:

Nontuberculous mycobacterium

AFB:

Acid-fast bacilli

MTB:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

REBA:

Reverse blot hybridization assay

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the (Clinical Research Institute) East–West Neo Medical Center Kyung Hee University Research Fund in 2009 (KHNMC-CRI-2009-#003).

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  1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine and Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, #149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Korea

    Myeong Hee Kim, So Young Kang & Woo In Lee

  2. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine and Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, #149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Korea

    Yee Hyung Kim

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Kim, M.H., Kim, Y.H., Kang, S.Y. et al. The Incidence of Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Lung Disease in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Indian J Microbiol 55, 464–468 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-015-0543-7

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