Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Oman

Abstract

Little is known about the clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Arabian Peninsula. We assessed the prevalence and studied a random sample of isolates at a reference laboratory in Muscat, Oman. NTM cause disease in this region, and their prevalence has increased.

Keywords

• Atypical mycobacteria
• nontuberculous mycobacteria
• atypical mycobacteria infections
• Mycobacterium avium complex
• Mycobacterium simiae
• Oman