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

Hiroaki OgataAtsushi MoriwakiTaisuke NakagawaSoichiro SakodaAkiko IshimatsuKazuhito TaguchiHiroshi AsoHiroko NogamiMasako KadowakiYuko TateshiMakoto Yoshida

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)

A positive MAC-Ab level was a significant risk factor for hemoptysis among patients with MAC lung disease. There were also positive trends in the association between the MAC-Ab titer and the likelihood of hemoptysis. Measuring the MAC-Ab may contribute not only to early detection of the risk of hemoptysis but also to early intervention with anti-NTM therapy and, as a result, to the prevention of hemoptysis in MAC patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
mycobacterium tuberculosis
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
cell therapy
replacement therapy