Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (Atypical Mycobacteria)

This video includes: Definition of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Epidemiology Host defences History of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lady Windermere syndrome Clinical Manifestations Pulmonary Disease Cervical Lymphadenitis Skin and Soft Tissue Disease Disseminated Disease CT findings of MAC infections Centrilobular nodules Tree in bud sign Criteria for diagnosing NTM Lung disease Regimens for MAC Lung disease MAC primary treatment failure Nebulized Amikacin for MAC refractory cases Indications for surgical therapy in MAC infection Regimen for M. kansasii lung disease Regimen for M. abscessus lung disease M. abscessus : Macrolide resistance Non-pharmacologic treatment Prevent further invasion of NTM Chest physiotherapy Regimen for disseminated MAC disease Skin and soft tissue M. fortuitum disease Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) with NTM infection – Hot tub lung NTM infection in cystic fibrosis NTM infection in transplant recipients Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobac... https://radiopaedia.org/articles/lady... https://radiopaedia.org/articles/tree... https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/0... https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/ntm... Rao R, Sheshadri S, Patil N, Rao K, Arivazhahan A. Lady Windermere Syndrome: A Very Rare Entity In Indian Medical Scenario. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016;10(1):OD01-OD2. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/17540.7024 Jerome A. Lindeboom, Ed J. Kuijper, Elisabeth S. Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet, Robert Lindeboom, Jan M. Prins, Surgical Excision versus Antibiotic Treatment for Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Lymphadenitis in Children: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 44, Issue 8, 15 April 2007, Pages 1057–1064, https://doi.org/10.1086/512675 Lindeboom, Jerome & Smets, Anne & Kuijper, Ed & Rijn, Rick & Prins, Maria. (2006). The sonographic characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis in children. Pediatric radiology. 36. 1063-7. 10.1007/s00247-006-0271-6. Ryu YJ, Koh WJ, Daley CL. Diagnosis and Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease: Clinicians' Perspectives. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2016;79(2):74-84. doi:10.4046/trd.2016.79.2.74 Skolnik K, Kirkpatrick G, Quon BS. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Cystic Fibrosis. Curr Treat Options Infect Dis. 2016;8(4):259-274. doi:10.1007/s40506-016-0092-6 Al-Anazi KA, Al-Jasser AM, Al-Anazi WK. Infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Front Oncol. 2014;4:311. Published 2014 Nov 10. doi:10.3389/fonc.2014.00311 Ni Y, Ding L, Yu Y, Dai R, Chen H, Shi G. Oscillatory positive expiratory pressure treatment in lower respiratory tract infection. Exp Ther Med. 2018;16(4):3241-3248. doi:10.3892/etm.2018.6552 Image credit: Kjpargeter, brgfx, drobotdean, roserodionova / Freepik @ http://www.freepik.com Gonzalez-Santiago, Tania M and Lisa A. Drage. “Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.” Dermatologic clinics 33 3 (2015): 563-77 . CT findings of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in non-AIDS immunocompromised patients: a case-controlled comparison with immunocompetent patients; Lee Y, Song JW, Chae EJ, Lee HJ, Lee CW, Do KH et al; British Journal of Radiology; 2013; 86; 1024 High-resolution CT of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary infection in immunocompetent, non-HIV-positive patients; Polverosi R, Guarise A, Balestro E, Carloni A, Dalpiaz G and Feragalli B; Radiological Medicine; 2010; 115 (2); 191-204. https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/esti2014/P... https://simplydesigning.porch.com/wp-... Westerdahl, Elisabeth. (2014). Optimal technique for deep breathing exercises after cardiac surgery. Minerva anestesiologica. 81. Dr Domenico Nicoletti, rID: 44567 Royal Melbourne Hospital Respiratory, rID: 21866 Radswiki, rID: 12039 Dr Ruslan Asadov, rID: 8231 Dr Bruno Di Muzio, rID: 49170 Dr Sachintha Hapugoda, rID: 62374