Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are an underrecognized source of lung disease associated with severe disease manifestations and mortality, particularly in untreated cases. These mycobacteria cause human disease through environmental aerosol exposure, often related to water systems and soil rather than human-to-human transmission. Following infection, an interaction between the human host and the pathogen may lead to pulmonary disease, including bronchiectasis changes, fibrocavitary disease, and extrapulmonary or disseminated disease. Clinical features, radiological opacities, exclusion of differential diagnoses, and positive microbiology from multiple sputum specimens and other respiratory laboratory studies are primarily used to diagnose nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. Appropriate management depends on susceptibility testing, knowledge of first-line antimicrobials and their adverse effect profiles, and the crucial role the multidisciplinary team has in achieving treatment success for affected patients. This activity reviews the risk factors, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of NTM lung infections and highlights the empowering role of the interprofessional, multidisciplinary team in evaluating and treating patients with these infections.
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- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/24517
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.0 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
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ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
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- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
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- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Ambulatory/Outpatient, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, General Thoracic, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Rheumatology, Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary, Mediastinum, Rheumatology