Macrolide-Resistant Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease: Analysis of 102 Consecutive Cases.

Kozo MorimotoHo NamkoongNaoki HasegawaTaku NakagawaEriko MorinoYuji ShiraishiKenji OgawaKiyohiko IzumiJin TakasakiTakashi YoshiyamaYoshihiko HoshinoShuichi MatsudaYuta HayashiYuka SasakiMakoto IshiiAtsuyuki KurashimaTomoyasu NishimuraTomoko BetsuyakuHajime Gotonull null

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2017)

Inappropriate prescription patterns and deviations from the standard treatment because of adverse drug reactions appeared to be the main causes of macrolide resistance in this patient series. Drug sensitivity testing should be performed at diagnosis to identify macrolide resistance and patients who may benefit from other therapy.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
electronic health record
emergency department
mycobacterium tuberculosis
case report
drug induced
stem cells
bone marrow
combination therapy
cell therapy