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The symptoms of cases of Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria (NTM) overlap with that of Tuberculosis and are nonspecific. These include chronic cough, increased sputum production, dyspnoea, low-grade fever, malaise, and weight loss. Hence presumptive NTM cases are identified as:

  • discrepancies between microscopy and molecular tests (AFB Smear Positive but NAAT/ LPA negative).
  • Culture is positive, but MPT 64 is negative.
  • Cases that do not respond to ATT
     

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