Retrospective study of the predictors of mortality and radiographic deterioration in 782 patients with nodular/bronchiectaticMycobacterium aviumcomplex lung disease

Some patients with nodular/bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (NB MAC-LD) deteriorate and die. The main aim of the study is to evaluate the prognostic factors and radiographic outcomes in patients with NB MAC-LD.Retrospective single-centre review.782 HIV-negative patients with NB MAC-LD treated at our institution in Japan.All-cause and MAC-LD progression mortality rates and the prognostic factors, and radiographic...