Pulmonary diseases due to mycobacteria cause significant morbidity and mortality to human health in addition to tuberculosis tb caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis mtb recent epidemiological studies have shown the emergence of non tuberculous mycobacteria ntm species in causing lung diseases in humans. Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections is now available on wileycommembers use the code asm20 at check out to receive your 20 discount in this completely revised edition an international team of experts presents nearly every facet of the prevention diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. Abstract tuberculosis a scourge of humankind through the ages has undergone a global resurgence in the past two decades classically the term tuberculosis refers to disease caused by organisms of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex such as m tuberculosis and m bovis table 91 1 the most important disease in humans is produced by m tuberculosis infection due to m bovis is mainly . Nontuberculous infections caused by mycobacteria found throughout our environment the seventh edition of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections is an essential resource for