Increasing Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Infections in Veterans With COPD and Association With Increased Risk of Mortality

Increasing Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Infections in Veterans With COPD and Association With Increased Risk of Mortality

Background: There are limited data on the epidemiology of Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections among patients with COPD, particularly in the veteran population. This study examined the prevalence, incidence, and mortality of pulmonary NTM infections among veterans with COPD population in th...

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Main Authors: Fahim F. Pyarali, Michael Schweitzer, Valeria Bagley, Oriana Salamo, Andrea Guerrero, Arash Sharifi, Michael Campos, Andrew Quartin, Mehdi Mirsaeidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
NTM
prevalence
mortality
veterans
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00311/full

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