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ArticleAnnals of medicine2026

Clinical impact of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease and colonization: a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Meng-Rui Lee, Pei-Lan Shao, Chang-Wei Wu, Li-Ta Keng, Chia-Jung Liu, Hung-Ling Huang, Jann-Yuan Wang, Meng-Hsuan Cheng, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Inn-Wen Chong

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Article in Annals of medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Meng-Rui LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7220-4833
Pei-Lan ShaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Chang-Wei WuDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4838-9396
Li-Ta KengDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Chia-Jung LiuDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Hung-Ling HuangDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Jann-Yuan WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3406-366X
Meng-Hsuan ChengDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chau-Chyun SheuDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Inn-Wen ChongDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Abstract

backgroundPulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) are interconnected diseases, but their relationship remains poorly understood. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this prospective, multi-centre study conducted in Taiwan between August 2020 and January 2024, 365 patients with cultures positive for

resultsAmong these patients, 123 (33.7%) tested positive for

conclusionsThese findings indicate that approximately one-third of pulmonary NTM isolation patients have elevated

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Mycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousPulmonary AspergillosisAgedAntibodies, FungalAspergillusChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNontuberculous MycobacteriaProspective StudiesTaiwanAntibodies, FungalImmunoglobulin GAspergillus-specific IgGchronic pulmonary aspergillosisdiagnosisNontuberculous mycobacteriaoutcome

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