Long-Term Outcomes in a Population-based Cohort with Respiratory Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

The natural history of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) respiratory infection in the general population is poorly understood.

Objectives

To describe the long-term clinical, microbiologic, and radiographic outcomes of patients with respiratory NTM isolates.

Methods

We previously identified a population-based cohort of patients with respiratory NTM isolation during 2005-2006 and categorized patients as cases or noncases using the American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America pulmonary NTM disease criteria at that time. During 2014-2015, we reviewed medical charts of patients alive on January 1, 2007. Outcomes of interest were the proportion of baseline noncases who later met case criteria and the proportions of patients with culture convers

SUBMITTER: Henkle E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5566291 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature