Research Article: Diagnosis of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Introduction:
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is a collective name given to a group of more than species of Mycobacterium other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae . NTM are labeled as environmental mycobacteria as they are widely distributed in the environment, such as in soil, marshland, streams, rivers, estuaries, dust, domestic and wild animals, and food. Most NTM species are non-pathogenic, but some can cause diseases in humans. Pulmonary manifestations account for –% of all NTM-associated diseases.…
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