New guidance on non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

  The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published new guidelines for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). It includes the best available evidence combined with expert consensus to generate pragmatic guidance that will assist in the management of these challenging infections.   The full guideline is published in Thorax this month and a summary of the recommendations is also available in BMJ Open Respiratory Research. It is aimed at healthcare practitioners who are involved in the care of individuals with NTM-PD, which will include hospital specialists in respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, paediatrics, microbiology, immunology and radiology. According to the guidance, the incidence and prevalence of NTM-PD