Clinical significance of a single isolation of pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria from sputum specimens

Won Jung Koh; Boksoon Chang; Yousang Ko; Byeong Ho Jeong; Goohyeon Hong; Hye Yun Park; Kyeongman Jeon; Nam Yong Lee

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.09.021

Clinical significance of a single isolation of pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria from sputum specimens

Won Jung Koh
, Boksoon Chang
, Yousang Ko
, Byeong Ho Jeong
, Goohyeon Hong
, Hye Yun Park
, Kyeongman Jeon
, Nam Yong Lee

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics

Sungkyunkwan University

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Abstract

A single sputum culture positive for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) could be an early sign of NTM lung disease. We found that 14% of patients with a single sputum culture positive for pathogenic NTM were diagnosed with NTM lung disease during the median follow-up period of 16 months.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	225-226
Number of pages	2
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	75
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.09.021
State	Published - Feb 2013

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Keywords

Diagnosis
Lung disease
Mycobacterium abscessus
Mycobacterium avium complex
Nontuberculous mycobacteria

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