Elkadi A, Salas R, Almond C H
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 Sep;72(3):435-40.
During a 12 year period from January 1962 to December 1973, 48 patients with atypical mycobacterial infection of the lung were treated surgically with excellent results. There were no deaths, and sputum conversion was achieved in all of them. The considerable drug resistance of the atypical mycobacteria and the possible ill effects of prolonged conservative treatment in cases with active disease and drug resistant organisms are pointed out. Early surgical treatment is recommended in such circumstances. Some bacterioligical and biological characteristics of atypical mycobacteria are also discussed.
在1962年1月至1973年12月的12年期间，48例肺部非典型分枝杆菌感染患者接受了手术治疗，效果极佳。无一例死亡，所有患者痰菌均转阴。文中指出了非典型分枝杆菌具有相当程度的耐药性，以及对于患有活动性疾病和耐药菌的病例，长期保守治疗可能产生的不良影响。在这种情况下，建议早期进行手术治疗。文中还讨论了非典型分枝杆菌的一些细菌学和生物学特性。
