Variables associated with antibiotic treatment tolerance in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

CONCLUSIONS: Patients prescribed antibiotic therapy for MAC-PD are more likely to experience ADRs if they have smear positive sputum cultures at diagnosis, a higher CCI, or existing liver disease. Our study's rate of early treatment cessation due to ADR's was similar to that of other studies (20%) but is the first of its kind to evaluate patient and disease factors associated with ADR's. A systematic approach to classifying and addressing ADRs for patients undergoing treatment for MAC-PD is an area for further investigation.PMID:38468274 | PMC:PMC10929129 | DOI:10.1186/s12931-024-02752-y
Source: Respiratory Care - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research