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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Health ›› 2015, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1): 61-64.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-3755.2015.01.014

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Research progresses of nontuberculous mycobacteria

WANG Chun-hua, PANG Xue-wen, FU Yan-yong   

  1. Tianjin Centers for Tuberculosis Control, Tianjin 300011, China
  • Received:2014-11-06 Online:2015-03-14 Published:2015-03-14
  • Contact: FU Yan-yong, Email: fuyanyong@sina.com

Abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacteria exist in nature widely, but only some of them cause diseases in human. As some nontuberculous mycobacteria are resistant to some anti-tuberculosis drugs, and it is difficult to diagnose and with poor treatment outcome, the nontuberculous mycobacterial infectious diseases have become the concerned research topic in medical field gradually. This article reviewed the progress of study on nontuberculous mycobacteria by summarizing the species and infection rate, drug resistance mechanisms and detection methods, the cha-racteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection and treatment regimens, and the research on water pollution of nontuberculous mycobacterial. The drug-resistance and transmission mechanisms of nontuberculous mycobacteria have not been elucidated, further research is needed.