Nontuberculous mycobacteria infection and pulmonary disease in bronchiectasis.

Kseniia SuskaFrancesco AmatiGiovanni SotgiuAndrea GramegnaMarco ManteroMargherita OriMaurizio FerrareseLuigi Ruffo CodecasaAnna StainerFrancesco BlasiStefano Aliberti

Published in: ERJ open research (2022)

NTM infection is frequent in bronchiectasis patients and the presence of NTM-PD is relevant. The low success rate of NTM-PD treatment in bronchiectasis patients requires a call to action to identify new treatment modalities and new drugs to improve patients' outcomes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
pulmonary hypertension
weight loss