Mycobacterium avium complex

Patients with cystic fibrosis

Should have screening for nontuberculous 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