Impact of non-tuberculous mycobacteria on pulmonary function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
ChunTa Huang,
Y-J. Tsai,
HueyDong Wu,
JannYuan Wang,
ChongJen Yu,
LiNa Lee,
PanChyr Yang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.103
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1815-7920
pISSN - 1027-3719
DOI - 10.5588/ijtld.11.0412
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , pulmonary disease , sputum , pulmonary function testing , confounding , mycobacterium , disease , gastroenterology , tuberculosis , pathology , asthma
Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common form of structural lung disease associated with pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection, no longitudinal studies have investigated the role of NTM in COPD disease progression.
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