Epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolations among central North Carolina residents, 2006-2010

摘要

Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental mycobacteria associated with a range of infections. Reports of NTM epidemiology have primarily focused on pulmonary infections and isolations, however extrapulmonary infections of the skin, soft tissues and sterile sites are less frequently described.