By Ethan Covey
Patients at risk for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections after solid-organ transplant (SOT) exhibit a few key characteristics, including older age and receipt of antifungals or lymphocyte-specific antibodies, according to a new study.
Before this study, the risk factors for NTM among SOT patients had not been well characterized (Clin Infect Dis 2022 Jul 26. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac608).
The research focused on SOT recipients at least 12 years of age, who were