Association of serum antibodies against the Mycobacterium avium complex and hemoptysis: a cross-sectional study

Association of serum antibodies against the Mycobacterium avium complex and hemoptysis: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Hemoptysis is very common and can be life threatening in clinical practice for nontuberculous mycobacteria. The serum antibody against the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC-Ab), the majority of nontuberculous mycobacteria species, is well known to reflect the activity of MAC lung...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Ogata, Atsushi Moriwaki, Taisuke Nakagawa, Soichiro Sakoda, Akiko Ishimatsu, Kazuhito Taguchi, Hiroshi Aso, Hiroko Nogami, Masako Kadowaki, Yuko Tateshi, Makoto Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Mycobacterium avium complex
Hemoptysis
Serum anti-MAC antibody
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06182-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06182-9

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