The Impact of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Species on Mortality in Patients With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease

The Impact of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Species on Mortality in Patients With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease

Patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) have increased mortality. The impact of NTM species on the risk of mortality remains unclear, especially that of death by non-cancer causes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study from 2006 to 2018 in a tertiary-care hospital in Tai...

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Main Authors: Ping-Huai Wang, Sheng-Wei Pan, Su-Mei Wang, Chin-Chung Shu, Chin-Hao Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
chronic airway disease
species
Mycobacterium kansasii
mortality
nontuberculous mycobacteria
non-cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.909274/full

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