Yoshida Shiomi, Tsuyuguchi Kazunari, Kobayashi Takehiko, Shimatani Yasuaki, Inoue Yoshikazu
Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;104(3):115773. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115773. Epub 2022 Jul 22.
We evaluated sputum quality to establish a diagnostic and treatment strategy for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex lung disease (MAC-LD). Of all 905 MAC-LD patients, 564 (62.3%) had nonpurulent sputum. Furthermore, 88 treated patients were associated with purulent sputum. Therefore, sputum quality may be useful for diagnosing MAC-LD and deciding treatment initiation.
我们评估了痰液质量，以制定鸟分枝杆菌-胞内分枝杆菌复合群肺病（MAC-LD）的诊断和治疗策略。在905例MAC-LD患者中，564例（62.3%）痰液为非脓性。此外，88例接受治疗的患者痰液为脓性。因此，痰液质量可能有助于MAC-LD的诊断及决定是否开始治疗。
