"Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection refers to pulmonary infection caused by one of the large number (at least 150) mycobacterial species other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, certain species are much more common than others."
"As with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) commonly cause pulmonary infections. More than 150 species of NTM species have been identified, some of which can cause infections in humans. These include:"
"Mycobacterium abscessus: pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection 2"
"Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI): ~60% (on bronchial secretions)"
"Mycobacterium chelonae: pulmonary Mycobacterium chelonae infection"
"Mycobacterium chimaera: pulmonary Mycobacterium chimaera infection"
"Mycobacterium fortuitum: pulmonary Mycobacterium fortuitum infection"
"Mycobacterium gordonae"
"Mycobacterium heraklionense"
"Mycobacterium kansasii: ~25%"
"Mycobacterium kubicae"
"Mycobacterium kumamotonense"
"Mycobacterium malmoense: pulmonary Mycobacterium malmoense infection"
"Mycobacterium morokaense"
"Mycobacterium palustre"
"Mycobacterium scrofulaceum / Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum: pulmonary Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum infection"
"Mycobacterium simiae"
"Mycobacterium szulgai"
"Mycobacterium xenopi"
"There may be an association between achalasia of the gastric cardia and Mycobacterium fortuitum/chelonae infection."
"other cytokine signalling disorders (e.g. STAT mutations)"
"macrophage and dendritic cell function disorders (e.g. GATA2 and NRAMP)"
"Mycobacterium abscessus: pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection 2"
"Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI): ~60% (on bronchial secretions)"
"Mycobacterium chelonae: pulmonary Mycobacterium chelonae infection"
"Mycobacterium chimaera: pulmonary Mycobacterium chimaera infection"
"Mycobacterium fortuitum: pulmonary Mycobacterium fortuitum infection"
"Mycobacterium gordonae"
"Mycobacterium heraklionense"
"Mycobacterium kansasii: ~25%"
"Mycobacterium kubicae"
"Mycobacterium kumamotonense"
"Mycobacterium malmoense: pulmonary Mycobacterium malmoense infection"
"Mycobacterium morokaense"
"Mycobacterium palustre"
"Mycobacterium scrofulaceum / Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum: pulmonary Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum infection"
"Mycobacterium simiae"
"Mycobacterium szulgai"
"Mycobacterium xenopi"
Expected headings
"Associations"
"inherited disorders of IFNγ-IL12 pathway (e.g. IFNγR1 mutations)"
"other cytokine signalling disorders (e.g. STAT mutations)"
"macrophage and dendritic cell function disorders (e.g. GATA2 and NRAMP)"