Combination of anti-glycopeptidolipid-core IgA antibody and clinical features for diagnosing potential nontuberculous mycobacterium pulmonary disease in routine practice

Combination of anti-glycopeptidolipid-core IgA antibody and clinical features for diagnosing potential nontuberculous mycobacterium pulmonary disease in routine practice

Background: The anti- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) antibody test measures levels of IgA antibody against the glycopeptidolipid (GPL) core in the bacterial cell walls and is a useful clinical indicator of nontuberculous mycobacterium pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). However, it is not currently possi...

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Main Authors: Takuya Iwasaki, Fumihiro Yamaguchi, Makoto Hayashi, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Kento Hirata, Kenta Miyo, Chika Kondo, Mamiko Kanzaki, Kazusawa Tei, Takashi Abe, Shunsuke Sakakura, Daisuke Inoue, Yohei Yamazaki, Hidetsugu Tateno, Takuya Yokoe, Yusuke Shikama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-11-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666221138002

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https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666221138002

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