Epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration.

Makoto M JonesKevin L WinthropScott D NelsonScott L DuvallOlga V PattersonKevin E NechodomKimberly E FindleyLewis J RadonovichMatthew H SamoreKevin P Fennelly

Published in: PloS one (2018)

In VHA, pulmonary NTM disease is commonly associated with COPD, with the highest rates in the southeastern US. After adjustment, NTM patients had more clinic visits and greater mortality compared to matched patients.

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