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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 9, 2021 | Replies (60)
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What is NTM

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 5, 2020

NTM = Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease is a general term for a group of disorders characterized by exposure to specific bacterial germs known as mycobacteria. There are many species of NTM. Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the most common, accounting for 80% of all NTM lung disease cases in the US.

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