Can you take us through microbiological testing for NTM and MAC lung disease, emphasizing the specific tests required to confirm diagnosis and specific causative pathogens; and when such testing should be continued throughout treatment?

Can you take us through microbiological testing for NTM and MAC lung disease, emphasizing the specific tests required to confirm diagnosis and specific causative pathogens; and when such testing should be continued throughout treatment?

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Can you take us through microbiological testing for NTM and MAC lung disease, emphasizing the specific tests required to confirm diagnosis and specific causative pathogens; and when such testing should be continued throughout treatment?

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Presenter

Antonio Catanzaro, MD

Antonio Catanzaro, MD

Professor of Medicine
Previously, Director, Tuberculosis Control
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, California