TB Research

Eradication success for non-tuberculous mycobacteria in children with cystic fibrosis

D.A. Hughes, I. Bokobza, S.B. Carr

European Respiratory Journal · 2021-02

Abstract

<b>Non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease affects cystic fibrosis lung health and increasingly affects children. This study reports treatment outcomes from a large CF centre, with eradication rates exceeding 60% for <i>M. abscessus</i> complex infection.</b>https://bit.ly/2L8TdFM

MeSH terms

  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Mycobacterium abscessus
  • Medicine
  • Lung disease
  • Nontuberculous mycobacteria
  • Tuberculosis
  • Disease
  • Lung
  • Mycobacterium
  • Immunology
  • Internal medicine