Correlation between serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels and computed tomography severity score in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

Abstract There is no validated clinical biomarker for disease severity or treatment response for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). We investigated the correlation between elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels and NTM-PD disease activity, defined using an imaging...

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Main Authors: Kangjoon Kim, Seung Hyun Yong, Su Hwan Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Ah Young Leem, Song Yee Kim, Kyungsoo Chung, Eun Young Kim, Ji Ye Jung, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Hye-Jeong Lee, Young Ae Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82363-5