Clinical significance of a single isolation of pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria from sputum specimens

Abstract A single sputum culture positive for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) could be an early sign of NTM lung disease. We found that 14% of patients with a single sputum culture positive for pathogenic NTM were diagnosed with NTM lung disease during the median follow-up period of 16 months.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2013-02, Vol.75 (2), p.225-226
Hauptverfasser:	Koh, Won-Jung, Chang, Boksoon, Ko, Yousang, Jeong, Byeong-Ho, Hong, Goohyeon, Park, Hye Yun, Jeon, Kyeongman, Lee, Nam Yong
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Diagnosis Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Lung disease Lung Diseases - diagnosis Lung Diseases - microbiology Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium abscessus Mycobacterium avium complex Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology Nontuberculous mycobacteria Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - isolation & purification Sputum - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract A single sputum culture positive for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) could be an early sign of NTM lung disease. We found that 14% of patients with a single sputum culture positive for pathogenic NTM were diagnosed with NTM lung disease during the median follow-up period of 16 months.
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.09.021