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

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.

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

Keywords

  • Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System/*standards
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Medicine/*standards
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/*diagnosis/microbiology/*therapy
  • *Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pulmonary Medicine/*standards
  • Treatment Outcome
Publication details
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-111494
Journal: Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany)
Pages: 250-76 
Number: 4
Work Type: Review
Location: ARCN
Disease Area: General Lung and Other
Partner / Member: FZB, UKSH (Lübeck)
Access-Number: 27064418
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