New-onset nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in bronchiectasis: tracking the clinical and radiographic chang
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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New-onset nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in bronchiectasis: tracking the clinical and radiographic changes Nakwon Kwak1, Jong Hyuk Lee2, Hyung-Jun Kim1, Sung A. Kim1 and Jae-Joon Yim1*
Abstract Background: The close association between bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is well-known. However, the clinical impact of subsequent new-onset NTM-PD in bronchiectasis patients has not been elucidated. The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical courses and radiographic changes of patients with bronchiectasis in whom NTM-PD subsequently developed. Methods: A total of 221 patients with bronchiectasis who had participated in a non-NTM bronchiectasis cohort between July 1st 2011 and August 31st 2019 at Seoul National University Hospital were included in this study. The data of patients in whom NTM-PD developed during this observation period were analyzed; specifically, changes in the Bronchiectasis Severity Index (BSI) and lesions on computerized tomography (CT) scan of the chest arising during the observation period. Results: During the observation period, NTM was isolated from 35 patients. A total of 31 patients (14.0%) satisfied the diagnostic criteria of NTM-PD. The median time from enrollment in the cohort to the development of subsequent NTM-PD was 37 months (Interquartile range [IQR], 18–78 months). Mycobacterium avium complex was the most common pathogen (80.6%). Twelve patients underwent antibiotic treatment for NTM-PD with a median interval of 20 months (IQR, 13–30) from the time of NTM-PD diagnosis. When NTM-PD developed, the severity and extent of bronchiectasis, cellular bronchiolitis, and the extent of nodules worsened on CT scans, while BSI did not change. Conclusions: NTM-PD can develop in previously negative bronchiectasis patients. It is associated with worsening radiographic lesions. Active screening of non-NTM bronchiectasis patients for new-onset NTM infection should be considered, especially if radiographic findings worsen. The BSI is not a reliable predictor of new-onset NTM-PD. Trial registration: This study was performed at Seoul National University Hospital (NCT01616745). Keywords: Mycobacterium, Incidence, Infection
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-Ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated
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