Improvement in Quality of Life after Therapy for Mycobacterium abscessus Group Lung Infection. A Prospective Cohort Study

Mycobacterium abscessus group lung infection is characterized by low cure rates. Improvement in quality of life may be a reasonable treatment goal.The objective of this study was to evaluate change in quality of life in response to therapy, predictors of improvement in quality of life, and association of quality of life with traditional outcome measures.Forty-seven patients were treated for Mycobacterium abscessus group lung infection (including...