The increasing trend of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary diseases in a tertiary referral hospital in South Korea between 2006 and 2016

Conclusions: The recovery rate of NTM from respiratory specimens has increased steadily in the recent 11 years in South Korea. The incidence rate of patients with NTM-PD was also increased, especially in elderly population.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Park, Y., Kim, C. Y., Park, M. S., Kim, Y. S., Chang, J., Kang, Y. A. Tags: Respiratory infections Source Type: research