TY - JOUR AU - Schoenfeld, N.; Haas, W.; Richter, E.; Bauer, T.; Boes, L.; Castell, S.; Hauer, B.; Magdorf, K.; Matthiessen, W.; Mauch, H.; Reuss, A.; Schenkel, K.; Ruesch-Gerdes, S.; Zabel, P.; Dalhoff, K.; Schaberg, T.; Loddenkemper, R. TI - Recommendations of the German Central Committee against Tuberculosis (DZK) and the German Respiratory Society (DGP) for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-tuberculous Mycobacterioses TT - Empfehlungen zur Diagnostik und Therapie nichttuberkulöser Mykobakteriosen des Deutschen Zentralkomitees zur Bekämpfung der Tuberkulose (DZK) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin (DGP) SN - 0934-8387 SN - 1438-8790 PY - 2016 JO - Pneumologie JF - Pneumologie LA - DE VL - 70 IS - 04 SP - 250 EP - 276 DA - 2016/04/11 AB - Non-tuberculous mycobacterioses comprise a group of diseases caused by mycobacteria which do not belong to the Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis-complex and are not ascribed to M. leprae. These mycobacteria are characterized by a broad variety as to environmental distribution and adaptation. Some of the species may cause specific diseases, especially in patients with underlying immunosuppressive diseases, chronic pulmonary diseases or genetic predisposition, respectively. Worldwide, a rising prevalence and significance of non-tuberculous mycobacterioses is recognized. The present recommendations summarise current aspects of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical aspects, diagnostics – especially microbiological methods including susceptibility testing –, and specific treatment for the most relevant species. Diagnosis and treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterioses during childhood and in HIV-infected individuals are described in separate chapters. PB - © Georg Thieme Verlag KG DO - 10.1055/s-0041-111494 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0041-111494 ER -