Recommendations of the German Central Committee against Tuberculosis (DZK) and the German Respiratory Society (DGP) for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-tuberculous Mycobacterioses

N. Schoenfeld, W. Haas, E. Richter, T. Bauer, L. Boes, S. Castell, B. Hauer, K. Magdorf, W. Matthiessen, H. Mauch, A. Reuss, K. Schenkel*, S. Ruesch-Gerdes, P. Zabel, K. Dalhoff, T. Schaberg, R. Loddenkemper

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit
11 Zitate (Scopus)

Abstract

Non-tuberculous mycobacterioses comprise a group of diseases caused by mycobacteria which do not belong to the Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis-complex and are not ascribed to M. leprae. These mycobacteria are characterized by a broad variety as to environmental distribution and adaptation. Some of the species may cause specific diseases, especially in patients with underlying immunosuppressive diseases, chronic pulmonary diseases or genetic predisposition, respectively. Worldwide, a rising prevalence and significance of non-tuberculous mycobacterioses is recognized. The present recommendations summarise current aspects of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical aspects, diagnostics - especially microbiological methods including susceptibility testing -, and specific treatment for the most relevant species. Diagnosis and treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterioses during childhood and in HIV-infected individuals are described in separate chapters.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftPneumologie
Jahrgang70
Ausgabenummer4
Seiten (von - bis)250-276
Seitenumfang27
ISSN0934-8387
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 01.04.2016

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