Microbiological Persistence in Patients With Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease: The Predictors and the Impact on Radiographic Progression | Zendy

ShengWei Pan | Zendy; ChinChung Shu | Zendy; JiaYih Feng | Zendy; JannYuan Wang | Zendy; YuJiun Chan | Zendy; ChongJen Yu | Zendy; WeiJuin Su | Zendy

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Microbiological Persistence in Patients With Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease: The Predictors and the Impact on Radiographic Progression

Author(s) -

ShengWei Pan,

ChinChung Shu,

JiaYih Feng,

JannYuan Wang,

YuJiun Chan,

ChongJen Yu,

WeiJuin Su

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix479

Subject(s) - medicine , radiography , mycobacterium avium complex , odds ratio , lung , gastroenterology , confidence interval , body mass index , surgery

Persistent growth of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in the lungs indicates continuous infection in MAC lung disease (MAC-LD), but its clinical significance has not been investigated. We aimed to evaluate the predictors of persistent culture-positivity for MAC (MAC-PP) and its impact on radiographic deterioration in MAC-LD.

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