Abstract
We agree with Tan and colleagues, who described the situation of Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary diseases (NTM-PDs) in China 1. NTM-PD remain difficult to be managed even with several guidelines 2. This is because that NTM-PD infections usually share some symptoms with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and most of NTM species are resistant to first-line anti-TB agents. In addition, mycobacterial culture and identification of NTM are not routinely performed in most areas, such as China. These make the diagnosis and treatment of NTM disease more complicated and may contribute to a poor outcome.
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