Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Sep;74(1):98-100. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.05.035. Epub 2012 Jul 15.
We classified patients with respiratory nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolates using updated (2007) and previous (1997) American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America criteria for NTM lung disease. We found that a greater proportion of such patients have disease using updated criteria due to improved sensitivity of the microbiologic component of the disease definition.
我们使用美国胸科学会/传染病学会(American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America,ATS/IDSA)更新的(2007 年)和以前的(1997 年)非结核分枝杆菌(nontuberculous mycobacteria,NTM)肺病诊断标准对患有呼吸道 NTM 分离株的患者进行分类。我们发现,由于疾病定义的微生物学部分的敏感性提高,使用更新的标准,此类患者中患有疾病的比例更高。