New Standards Could Help Doctors Treat Hard-to-Fight Lung Infections

Researchers have established the first clinical benchmarks for diagnosing and treating infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria, pathogens increasingly found in patients with lung disease. The standards could improve treatment decisions for a growing patient population and reduce antibiotic resistance by ensuring doctors prescribe the right drugs at effective doses.

Originaltitel: Towards clinical breakpoints for non-tuberculous mycobacteria-Determination of epidemiological cut off values for the Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium abscessus using broth microdilution