Joseph Mary, Shah Ira
Indian J Tuberc. 2014 Jan;61(1):72-4.
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widely dispersed in our environment. Pulmonary disease, lymphadenitis, skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections and disseminated infections are common clinical syndromes in immuno-compromised patients. NTM infections are frequently overlooked in developing countries like India withendemic TB due to non-specific clinical manifestations, unfamiliarity of clinicians with mycobacteria, and inadequacy of laboratory services. Here we report a case of multidrug resistant (MDR) pulmonary NTM infection in a non-HIV infected child and her response to therapy.
非结核分枝杆菌（NTM）广泛分布于我们的环境中。肺部疾病、淋巴结炎、皮肤和软组织感染、骨与关节感染以及播散性感染是免疫功能低下患者常见的临床综合征。在像印度这样结核病流行的发展中国家，由于临床表现不具特异性、临床医生对分枝杆菌不熟悉以及实验室服务不足，NTM感染常常被忽视。在此，我们报告一例非HIV感染儿童的耐多药（MDR）肺部NTM感染病例及其对治疗的反应。
