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atypical mycobacterial infection :: Article Creator Progress Against AIDS Cite this article Persidis, A. Progress against AIDS. Nat Biotechnol 18, 466–467 (2000). Https://doi.Org/10.1038/74566 Download citation Share this article Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get shareable link Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infection Program Content Initial Evaluation Diagnosis of NTM infections can be challenging because the symptoms can be similar to other lung diseases, like tuberculosis and lung cancer. Typically, a diagnosis is made by identifying the bacteria in a culture grown from a sputum sample (the substance that's coughed up from the lungs), but other diagnostic tests may be necessary. Access to prior records and testing is vital t