Clinical Utility of Induced Sputum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cultures in Diagnosing Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease

Clinical Utility of Induced Sputum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cultures in Diagnosing Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease

Diagnosing non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) in patients unable to produce sputum spontaneously requires invasive procedures to obtain valid respiratory specimens. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the results of microbiological tests performed on respiratory samples o...

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Main Authors: Maria Angela Licata, Paola Mencarini, Annelisa Mastrobattista, Serena Maria Carli, Carlotta Cerva, Silvia Mosti, Raffaella Libertone, Alberto Zolezzi, Pietro Vittozzi, Carla Nisii, Antonio Mazzarelli, Angela Cannas, Assunta Navarra, Stefania Ianniello, Rocco Trisolini, Delia Goletti, Fabrizio Palmieri, Gina Gualano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD)
non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) culture
real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
induced sputum (IS)
bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/12/1064
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