Clinical relevance of differentiation between Mycobacterium avium and M. intracellulare in M. avium complex pulmonary disease in Croatia

Conclusions: M. avium showed a higher percentage of isolates meeting the MAC-PD criteria. Still, M.intracellulare disease was more severe in its presentation, which partly explains the higher rate and adequacy of treatment. Although one-year mortality of M. avium cases was doubled compared to M. intracellulare, there were no differences in long term survival between the two groups.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Glodic, G., Sabol, I., Zmak, L., Sola, A. M., Marusic, A., Hecimovic, A., Dzubur, F., Jakopovic, M., Kardum Bulat, L., Pavlisa, G., Samarzija, M., Civljak, A., Dakic, A., Jankovic Makek, M. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research