Open AccessReduction in Expected Survival Associated With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Ahmad Mourad,
Arthur W. Baker,
Jason E. Stout
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa1267
Subject(s) - medicine , nontuberculous mycobacteria , cohort , comorbidity , population , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , tuberculosis , pathology , mycobacterium , environmental health
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistically pathogenic bacteria that are found abundantly in the soil and water. Susceptible individuals exposed to NTM-containing aerosols from environmental sources may develop NTM pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). Reported survival after NTM-PD diagnosis varies widely among existing studies. Prior work has suggested that mortality among persons with NTM-PD is primarily driven by comorbidities rather than NTM-PD.