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The spectrum of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections has become an increasingly recognized cause of clinical concern in transplant recipients. While episodic isolation of NTM is often common among certain solid organ transplants such as lung recipients, there is sufficient evidence to support that serious infections can result in all transplant groups. As NTM are ubiquitous in the environment, and exposure to such bacteria is universally unavoidable, clinicians providing care for transplant populations must be up to date regarding the diagnosis and management of infections caused by NTM and maintain a high index of suspicion as clinical signs and symptoms may be insidious.

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_30