Long-Term Outcomes in a Population-based Cohort with Respiratory Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation.
Emily HenkleShannon A NovosadSean ShaferKatrina HedbergSarah A R SiegelJennifer KuCara VarleyD Rebecca PrevotsTheodore K MarrasKevin L WinthropPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2018)
In the general population, follow-up beyond 2 years of patients with respiratory NTM isolation is limited. Among those with additional evaluations, at least half of individuals have persistent positive cultures or radiographic findings consistent with NTM at least 2 years after isolation.
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