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NTM是絕對嗜氧的耐酸菌(acid-fast bacilli, AFB),廣泛存在於自然界,如土壤、水和食物中。
非結核分枝桿菌(NTM)不會有人傳人的問題,且不易致病,一般相信其傳染的途徑是由口腔黏膜進入
並不是所有的NTM都具致病力,在正常情況下,NTM並不會在人體造成疾病,但當宿主的免疫力或皮膚、黏膜的保護屏障受損,
它們才會在人體造成感染症狀。

References

http://www.taiwan-pharma.org.tw/magazine/100/129-137.pdf

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