Usefulness of the BACES score in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease for various clinical outcomes.

ABSTRACT: A uniform prognostic marker is needed for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) due to the diverse clinical course. We aimed to seek the utility of the BACES score, originally derived to predict all-cause mortality, for various outcomes. To calculate the BACES score, one point was given for each of the following factors: body mass index < 18.5 kg/m², age ≥ 65 years, presence of cavities, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, or male sex. The study included 681 patients, of whom 97 (14.2%), 189 (27.7%), 192 (28.2%), 143 (21.0%), 47 (6.9%), and 13 (1.9%) had BACES scores of 0 to 5. Those with greater BACES scores were more likely to experience dyspnea, body weight loss, and anorexia. With severe disease, the risk of disease progression increased while the rate

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170159 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature