Host immune response against environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria and the risk populations of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease

Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) prevalence has been increasing over the recent decades. Numerous host factors are associated with NTM-LD development, including susceptible phenotypes such as ciliary defect and lung structural change, pulmonary clearance defect with poor clearance...

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Main Authors: Chin-Chung Shu, Ming-Fang Wu, Sheng-Wei Pan, Ting-Shu Wu, Hsin-Chih Lai, Meng-Chih Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664620301741