Infecţii determinate de micobacterii netuberculoase.

The number of pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections due to nontubercuious mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing worldwide in the immunocompromised patients and immunocompetents ones. Treatment decisions taken by the clinicians depends by the clinical symptomatology at presentation, Rx chest radiography and isolation of NTM by the laboratory. The differentiation between NTM and M. tuberculosis complex (MTC) depend also on mycobacterioiogy laboratory. The management of infections due to NTM include antibiotic therapy, surgical resection or only observation and must be done for a relatively long period of time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]