The therapeutic impact of maximum chemotherapy possession days during three consecutive months in non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease: A real-world experience
Maximum MCPD for NTM-LD increased microbiological cure and reduced 3-year mortality by 71 % compared with low MCPD group. Maintaining NTM-LD treatment integrity as possible might positively impact disease outcomes.
Authors
- Chin‐Chung Shu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0311-5148)
- Chong‐Jen Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5664-9392)
- Sheng‐Wei Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-6996)
- Shu‐Wen Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9940-0850)
- Ping-Huai Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0304-4258)
- Chia-Jung Liu
- Sumei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-4019)
- Chin-Hao Chang
- Chung‐Yu Chen
- Yu-Feng Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3634-3136)
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Taipei Medical University Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (TW)
- I-Shou University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2025.03.016
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital