Microbiologic Outcome of Interventions Against Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease

Pulmonary disease (PD) caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is increasing worldwide. We conducted a systematic review of studies that include microbiologic outcomes to evaluate current macrolide-based treatment regimens.We searched literature published before April 2017 by using the MEDLINE, Cochrane, and Embase databases. Risk of bias in randomized trials was assessed using the Cochrane tool.We retrieved 333 citations and evaluated 42...