Risk factors for nontuberculous mycobacterial isolation in patients with cystic fibrosis: A meta-analysis.

Quitterie ReynaudRomain BriccaZoe CavalliRaphaële Nove-JosserandStéphane DuruptPhilippe ReixPierre Régis BurgelIsabelle Durieu

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)

Older age, S. aureus, S. maltophilia, and A. fumigatus chronic colonization, and oral corticosteroids were significantly associated with an increased risk of NTM positivity. CF patients with more severe conditions should be closely monitored for NTM.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
early onset
patient reported outcomes