ArticleJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2018
Change in lung function in never-smokers with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease: A retrospective study.
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- Risk of incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during longitudinal follow-up in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- Proposed Etiotypes for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Controversial Issues.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2024Article
- Association of serum antibodies against the Mycobacterium avium complex and hemoptysis: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeNever-smokers account for a large proportion of subjects in general population studies on nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease (NTM-LD). However, the influence of NTM infection on the lung function of never-smokers has not yet been evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine how NTM-LD impairs the lung function in never-smokers, and whether there are an association between successful NTM-LD treatment in radiologic outcomes and improvement in lung function of never-smokers with NTM-LD or not.
methodsWe performed a retrospective study of patients (1) who have never smoked during their lifetime; (2) with at least two respiratory specimens from sputum, one bronchial washing sample, or one lung tissue that were culture positive for the same NTM species; and (3) who underwent at least two pulmonary function tests. We enrolled healthy never-smokers as the control group.
resultsIn 22 never-smokers with NTM-LD, the median forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV
conclusionNever-smokers with NTM-LD showed lung function decline. There was no association between successful NTM-LD treatment in radiologic outcomes and improvement in lung function of never-smokers.
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