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ABSTRACT: Background
The increasing global prevalence of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease has called attention to challenges in NTM diagnosis and management. This study was conducted to understand management and outcomes of patients with pulmonary NTM disease at diverse centers across the United States.Methods
We conducted a 10-year (2005-2015) retrospective study at 7 Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units to evaluate pulmonary NTM treatment outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adults. Demographic and clinical information was abstracted through medical record review. Microbiologic and clinical cure were evaluated using previously defined criteria.Results
Of 297 patients diagnosed with pulmonary NTM, the most frequent NTM species were Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (83.2%), M. kansasii (7.7%), and M. abscessus (3.4%). Two hundred forty-five (82.5%) patients received treatment, while 45 (15.2%) were followed without treatment. Eighty-six patients had available drug susceptibility results; of these, >40% exhibited resistance to rifampin, ethambutol, or amikacin. Of the 138 patients with adequate outcome data, 78 (56.5%) experienced clinical and/or microbiologic cure. Adherence to the American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA) treatment guidelines was significantly more common in patients who were cured (odds ratio, 4.5, 95% confidence interval, 2.0-10.4; P < .001). Overall mortality was 15.7%.Conclusions
Despite ATS/IDSA Guidelines, management of pulmonary NTM disease was heterogeneous and cure rates were relatively low. Further work is required to understand which patients are suitable for monitoring without treatment and the impact of antimicrobial therapy on pulmonary NTM morbidity and mortality.
SUBMITTER: Abate G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8028102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abate Getahun G Stapleton Jack T JT Rouphael Nadine N Creech Buddy B Stout Jason E JE El Sahly Hana M HM Jackson Lisa L Leyva Francisco J FJ Tomashek Kay M KM Tibbals Melinda M Watson Nora N Miller Aaron A Charbek Edward E Siegner Joan J Sokol-Anderson Marcia M Nayak Ravi R Dahlberg Greta G Winokur Pat P Alaaeddine Ghina G Beydoun Nour N Sokolow Katherine K Kown Naomi Prashad NP Phillips Shanda S Baker Arthur W AW Turner Nicholas N Walter Emmanuel E Guy Elizabeth E Frey Sharon S
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<h4>Background</h4>The increasing global prevalence of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease has called attention to challenges in NTM diagnosis and management. This study was conducted to understand management and outcomes of patients with pulmonary NTM disease at diverse centers across the United States.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a 10-year (2005-2015) retrospective study at 7 Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units to evaluate pulmonary NTM treatment outcomes in human immunodefi ...[more]