Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

"Nontuberculous Mycobacteria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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So-called atypical species of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM that do not cause tuberculosis. They are also called tuberculoid bacilli, i.e.: M. abscessus, M. buruli, M. chelonae, M. duvalii, M. flavescens, M. fortuitum, M. gilvum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare (see MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;), M. kansasii, M. marinum, M. obuense, M. scrofulaceum, M. szulgai, M. terrae, M. ulcerans, M. xenopi.

Descriptor ID	D009170
MeSH Number(s)	B03.510.024.049.525.500.720 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720
Concept/Terms	Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Atypical Mycobacterium Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Mycobacteria, Atypical Tuberculoid Bacillus Mycobacterium, Atypical Atypical Mycobacteria Mycobacterium terrae Mycobacterium terrae Mycobacterium duvalii Mycobacterium duvalii Mycobacterium obuense Mycobacterium obuense Mycobacterium gilvum Mycobacterium gilvum Mycobacterium gordonae Mycobacterium gordonae Mycobacterium szulgai Mycobacterium szulgai Mycobacterium flavescens Mycobacterium flavescens

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Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
Actinomycetales [B03.510.024.049]
Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.024.049.525]
Mycobacterium [B03.510.024.049.525.500]
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.024.049.525.500.720]
Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular [B03.510.460.400.410]
Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.460.400.410.552]
Mycobacterium [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552]
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	5	5
2024	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Nontuberculous Mycobacteria" by people in Profiles.

Cotroneo N, Stokes SS, Pucci MJ, Rubio A, Hamed KA, Critchley IA. Efficacy of SPR720 in murine models of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2024 04 02; 79(4):875-882.

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Daley CL, Iaccarino JM, Lange C, Cambau E, Wallace RJ, Andrejak C, B?ttger EC, Brozek J, Griffith DE, Guglielmetti L, Huitt GA, Knight SL, Leitman P, Marras TK, Olivier KN, Santin M, Stout JE, Tortoli E, van Ingen J, Wagner D, Winthrop KL. Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 14; 71(4):e1-e36.

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Daley CL, Iaccarino JM, Lange C, Cambau E, Wallace RJ, Andrejak C, B?ttger EC, Brozek J, Griffith DE, Guglielmetti L, Huitt GA, Knight SL, Leitman P, Marras TK, Olivier KN, Santin M, Stout JE, Tortoli E, van Ingen J, Wagner D, Winthrop KL. Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 14; 71(4):905-913.

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Daley CL, Iaccarino JM, Lange C, Cambau E, Wallace RJ, Andrejak C, B?ttger EC, Brozek J, Griffith DE, Guglielmetti L, Huitt GA, Knight SL, Leitman P, Marras TK, Olivier KN, Santin M, Stout JE, Tortoli E, van Ingen J, Wagner D, Winthrop KL. Treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA clinical practice guideline. Eur Respir J. 2020 07; 56(1).

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Stokes SS, Vemula R, Pucci MJ. Advancement of GyrB Inhibitors for Treatment of Infections Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria. ACS Infect Dis. 2020 06 12; 6(6):1323-1331.

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Ahmed I, Tiberi S, Farooqi J, Jabeen K, Yeboah-Manu D, Migliori GB, Hasan R. Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections-A neglected and emerging problem. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Mar; 92S:S46-S50.

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Brown-Elliott BA, Fritsche TR, Olson BJ, Vasireddy S, Vasireddy R, Iakhiaeva E, Alame D, Wallace RJ, Branda JA. Comparison of Two Commercial Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) Systems for Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Am J Clin Pathol. 2019 09 09; 152(4):527-536.

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Shah VN, Orlov OI, Sternlieb MP, Plestis KA. Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Mycobacterium Chimaera. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 02; 107(2):e89-e91.

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Aburjania N, Hammert WC, Bansal M, Boyce BF, Munsiff SS. Chronic tenosynovitis of the hand caused by Mycobacterium heraklionense. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 09; 5(3):273-275.

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Shah M, Relhan N, Kuriyan AE, Davis JL, Albini TA, Pathengay A, Miller D, Flynn HW. Endophthalmitis Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacterium: Clinical Features, Antimicrobial Susceptibilities, and Treatment Outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 08; 168:150-156.

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