Insufficient serum L-ficolin is associated with disease presence and extent of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease

Insufficient serum L-ficolin is associated with disease presence and extent of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease

Abstract Background The incidence of infectious disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria is increasing worldwide. Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease is difficult to treat with chemotherapy, and its mechanism of infection, infection route, disease onset, and severity remain unkn...

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Main Authors: Tomofumi Kobayashi, Koji Kuronuma, Atsushi Saito, Kimiyuki Ikeda, Shigeru Ariki, Atsushi Saitou, Mitsuo Otsuka, Hirofumi Chiba, Satoshi Takahashi, Motoko Takahashi, Hiroki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Mycobacterium avium complex
L-ficolin
Ficolin-2
Collectin
Biomarker
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1185-9

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