The effect of alcohol consumption in the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacteria

M. Jacob (Porto, Portugal), R. Silva (Porto, Portugal), R. Gaio (Porto, Portugal), R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal), B. Ahlers (Bethany.Ahlers@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, V. Genetics Network,Burlington, V. , C. Hood (Catrina.Hood@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, V. Genetics Network,Burlington, V. , B. Deng (Bin.Deng@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, D. of Biology,Burlington, V. , Y. Lam (Ying-Wai.Lam@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, D. of Biology,Burlington, V. , E. Beatman (BeatmanE@NJHealth.org / National Jewish Health,Denver, C. , K. Schweitzer (SchweitzerK@NJHealth.org / National Jewish Health, D. of Pulmonary, C. Care and Sleep Medicine,Denver, C. , I. Petrache (PetracheI@NJHealth.org / National Jewish Health, D. of Pulmonary, C. Care and Sleep Medicine,Denver, C. , D. Weiss (daniel.weiss@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, C. of Medicine,Burlington, V. , D. Wagner (darcy.wagner@med.lu.se / Lund University,Lund)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Challenges in treating tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
Session: Challenges in treating tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 539
Disease area: Respiratory infections

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
M. Jacob (Porto, Portugal), R. Silva (Porto, Portugal), R. Gaio (Porto, Portugal), R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal), B. Ahlers (Bethany.Ahlers@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, V. Genetics Network,Burlington, V. , C. Hood (Catrina.Hood@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, V. Genetics Network,Burlington, V. , B. Deng (Bin.Deng@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, D. of Biology,Burlington, V. , Y. Lam (Ying-Wai.Lam@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, D. of Biology,Burlington, V. , E. Beatman (BeatmanE@NJHealth.org / National Jewish Health,Denver, C. , K. Schweitzer (SchweitzerK@NJHealth.org / National Jewish Health, D. of Pulmonary, C. Care and Sleep Medicine,Denver, C. , I. Petrache (PetracheI@NJHealth.org / National Jewish Health, D. of Pulmonary, C. Care and Sleep Medicine,Denver, C. , D. Weiss (daniel.weiss@uvm.edu / University of Vermont, C. of Medicine,Burlington, V. , D. Wagner (darcy.wagner@med.lu.se / Lund University,Lund). The effect of alcohol consumption in the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacteria. 539

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Consuming alcohol among tuberculosis patients and the influence to therapy
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 423s
Year: 2007

Evaluating the non-tuberculous mycobacteria effect in the tuberculosis infection diagnosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 338-342
Year: 2010



The effect of alcohol use on course of tuberculosis disease
Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Clinical aspects of tuberculosis
Year: 2003


Treatment of pulmonary NTM infection: can it be done?
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM): a slow-growing challenge
Year: 2007


Non-tuberculous mycobacteria effect in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in children
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections and tuberculosis
Year: 2010

The effect of tobacco smoking on drug sensitivity and microbiological characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB): clinical and experimental study
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 158s
Year: 2003

Adverse effects of chemotherapy in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with alcohol abuse and without one
Source: International Congress 2018 – Drug-resistant tuberculosis and the sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis
Year: 2018

Inhaled corticosteroids and the increased risk of non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection
Source: International Congress 2019 – Exploring the link between inhaled corticosteroids and respiratory infection
Year: 2019


Nontuberculous mycobacteriosis - from diagnosis to therapy
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Management of tuberculosis pulmonary, extrapulmonary peculiarities
Year: 2005


The effect of cigarette smoking on pulmonary tuberculosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 489s
Year: 2005

The effect of the tobacco smoke condensate (TSC) on the structural changes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Passive smoking and passive doctors
Year: 2005


Frequency of mycobacteriosis among the patients with positive cultures of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) – 5 year study
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 190s
Year: 2004

The management of non-tuberculous mycobacteria
Source: International Congress 2016 – New therapies for chronic respiratory infections
Year: 2016


Nontuberculous mycobacteria in non-HIV patients: epidemiology, treatment and response
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 741-746
Year: 2004



How does tobacco-smoking contribute to the tuberculosis burden?
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Tuberculosis control and HIV in Europe: good or bad news?
Year: 2007


Pathogenicity of NTM: new developments
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM): a slow-growing challenge
Year: 2007


Targeting harmful use of alcohol for prevention and treatment of tuberculosis: a call for action
Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (1) 1700946; 10.1183/13993003.00946-2017
Year: 2017



A study of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and confirmed coexistence of nontuberculous mycobacteria during treatment: Does the use of the additional acid-fast bacilli sputum test lead to shorter hospitalization?
Source: International Congress 2014 – Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease: clinical epidemiology 2
Year: 2014


Identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from patients from the TB hospital
Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis and non-TB mycobacterial infection II
Year: 2019

Nontuberculous mycobacteria in bronchiectasis: prevalence and patient characteristics
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: 1204-1210
Year: 2006