High mortality in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a systematic review

High mortality in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a systematic review

Abstract Background The incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in apparently immune-competent people is increasing worldwide. We performed a systematic review of the published literature on five-year all-cause mortality in patien...

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Main Authors: Roland Diel, Marc Lipman, Wouter Hoefsloot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Infectious disease
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
NTM
Survival outcome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3113-x

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