Mycobacterium avium complex

Patients with cystic fibrosis

Should have screening for non-tuberculous mycobacteria at least once yearly.

The diagnostic criteria for pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease in patients with cystic fibrosis is the same as for patients without cystic fibrosis.[30]Griffith DE, Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, et al. An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Feb 15;175(4):367-416. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200604-571ST http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17277290?tool=bestpractice.com