Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM): Microbiological, Clinical and Geographical Distribution is a complete reference that stimulates a greater understanding of NTM infections. Sections cover microbiologic and molecular diagnostic tools, drug susceptibility tests, human genetic susceptibility, prevalence and incidence studies, clinical and radiological presentations, and clinical trials for antibiotic therapy. With the incidence rate of NTM infections increasing globally during the last decade, significant mortality and morbidity must be addressed. This important reference will provide research scientists, clinical microbiologists, hospital diagnostic technicians, and post graduate medical and science students with information on the epidemiology, prevalence, microbiology and clinical aspects of NTM.
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Table of Contents
1. The Taxonomy of the Genus Mycobacterium Enrico-Tortoli 2. Identification of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium: Conventional versus Rapid Molecular Tests Ali Akbar Velayati, Parissa Farina, Shima Saif 3. Susceptibility Testing of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Imran Ahmed, Rumina Hasan, Sadia Shakoor 4. Future Nontuberculous Mycobacteria DST and Therapeutic Interventions Sven Hoffner, Diane Ordway 5. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in Humans Lars-Olof. Larsson, Rutger Bennet, Margareta Eriksson, Bodil Jonsson and Malin Ridell 6. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Ruxana T. Sadikot 7. Clinical Presentation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Using Radiological and CT-Scan Imagining Payam Mehrian, Poopak Farnia, Jalaledin Ghanavi, Hamidreza Jamaati, Payam Tabarsi, Ali Akbar Velayati 8. Mapping the Footprints of Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria: A Diagnostic Dilemma Mandira Varma-Basil, Mridula Bose 9. Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated NTM Infections and Their Control Sadia Shakoor, Maria Owais, Rumina Hasan and Seema Irfan 10. Epidemiological Distribution of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria using Geographical Information System Parissa Farnia, Poopak Farina, Jaladein Ghanavi, Ali Akbar Velayati
Authors
Ali Akbar Velayati Mycobacteriology Research Center, Director of the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Dr. Velayati is the Director of National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. He is a Full Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease and he has guided more than 300 MD and PhD students. He is the Head of Mycobacteriology Research Center in NRITLD, where he directly monitors the basic and clinical trial on tuberculosis. Dr. Velayati is President of the Asian African Society of Mycobacteriology and Chief Editor of the International Journal of Mycobacteriology. He is also the Chief Editor of the Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine and the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal. Parissa Farnia Director, Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, WHO Collaborating Centre, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Iran. Dr. Farnia has special expertise in Mycobacteriology. She has published the majority of her work in the Medicine area (58%) and holds a 1.0 FWCI in that category. She holds an average number of 3.2 citations per publication. She has published multiple times in journals including the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Biology; the International Journal of Mycrobacteriology; and the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.Dr. Farina's publications span international, national and institutional collaboration. 32.7% of her publications are co-authored with researchers in other countries.
