Martínez-Cerón E, Prados C, Gómez-Carrera L, Cabanillas J J, López-López G, Álvarez-Sala R
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, España.
Rev Clin Esp. 2012 Mar;212(3):127-30. doi: 10.1016/j.rce.2011.08.002. Epub 2011 Nov 26.
To know the characteristics and prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection infection in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.
A retrospective descriptive study of NCFB adult patients whose disease had been followed-up for at least two years was performed.
A total of 68 subjects were included, 50 females (73.5%), with mean age of 63.31± 16.2 years. The most frequent etiology of the non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis was COPD in 28 cases (41.2%) with a light-moderate pulmonary involvement and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) colonization (70.6%). Seven patients (10.3%) had MNT infection, six of whom had Mycobacterium avium complex (7.35%). Four patients (57.14%) were treated. In the infected patients, P. aeruginosa and the use of inhaled steroids were observed with less frequency. There were no significant differences between the infected and non-infected patients in relation to spirometric values.
The non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis could be considered a risk factor for non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection.
