Change in lung function in never-smokers with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease: A retrospective study

Purpose: Never-smokers account for a large proportion of subjects in general population studies on nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease (NTM-LD). However, the influence of NTM infection on the lung function of never-smokers has not yet been evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine how N...

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Main Authors: Takehiko Kobayashi, Kazunari Tsuyuguchi, Toru Arai, Taisuke Tsuji, Toshiya Maekura, Yu Kurahara, Chikatoshi Sugimoto, Shojiro Minomo, Keiko Nakao, Sayoko Tokura, Yumiko Sasaki, Seiji Hayashi, Yoshikazu Inoue, Katsuhiro Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579417300591