Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection is associated with increased respiratory failure: a nationwide cohort study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Population study on relationship between nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection and respiratory failure (RF) is limited. This study evaluated the RF risk, including acute respiratory failure (ARF), chronic respiratory failure (CRF) and ARF on CRF, in patients with NTM i...

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Main Authors: Jun-Jun Yeh, Yu-Chiao Wang, Cheng-Li Lin, Christine Yi-Ting Chou, Ting-Chun Yeh, Bing-Tsang Wu, Fung-Chang Sung, Chia-Hung Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4053398?pdf=render