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Case Studies | Microbiology | India | Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022

A Case Report of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) Pulmonary Infection in a 70 Year Old Male

Chaudhari G. | Gaikwad V. | Pol S. | Karyakarte R.

Abstract: The non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are typically environmental organisms residing in soil and water. Although generally of low pathogenicity to humans, NTM can cause a wide array of clinical diseases; pulmonary disease is most frequent. The prevalence of NTM is 0.5 to 8.6% in India. Diagnosis of NTM is difficult owing to the fact that it is not a reportable disease and there is lack of awareness among clinicians and limitation of the laboratory capacity to diagnose this infection. We report one such case NTM infection, which has rarely been reported in the literature. Our case emphasizes the need to look for clinicians awareness about this infection and improve laboratory capacity to diagnose such a infection.

Keywords: NTM, CBNAAT, RNTCP

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022,

Pages: 209 - 211