Effect of sputum quality on Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex lung disease diagnosis and treatment initiation according to disease type

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We evaluated sputum quality to establish a diagnostic and treatment strategy for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex lung disease (MAC-LD). Of all 905 MAC-LD patients, 564 (62.3%) had nonpurulent sputum. Furthermore, 88 treated patients were associated with purulent sputum. Therefore, sputum quality may be useful for diagnosing MAC-LD and deciding treatment initiation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

Enthalten in:

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 104(2022), 3 vom: 02. Nov., Seite 115773

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoshida, Shiomi [VerfasserIn]
Tsuyuguchi, Kazunari [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Takehiko [VerfasserIn]
Shimatani, Yasuaki [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Yoshikazu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diagnosis
Journal Article
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex lung disease
Sputum
Treatment initiation

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Date Completed 11.10.2022

Date Revised 11.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115773

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NLM345036476