The Italian registry of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria - IRENE: the study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A substantial increase in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary diseases due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been documented worldwide, especially among subjects suffering from chronic respiratory diseases and immunocompromised patients. Many questions remain regarding the epidemiology of pulmonary disease due to NTM (NTM-PD) mainly because reporting of NTM-PD to health authorities is not mandated in several countries, including Italy. This manuscript describes the protocol of the first Italian registry of adult patients with respiratory infections caused by NTM (IRENE).

Methods

IRENE is an observational, multicenter, prospective, cohort study enrolling consecutive adult patients with either a NTM respiratory isolate or those with NTM-PD. A total of 41 centers,

SUBMITTER: Aliberti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6101082 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature