Serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 level in the disease progression and treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease.
Takanori AsakuraYoshifumi KimizukaTomoyasu NishimuraShoji SuzukiHo NamkoongYohei MasugiYasunori SatoMakoto IshiiNaoki HasegawaPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2020)
Serum KL-6 level is associated with disease progression and treatment response. Longitudinal assessment combined with AFB smear status and presence of cavitary lesions may aid MAC-LD management.