Diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in the era of surveillance chest CT scans

Andrew Calzadilla; Gregory Holt; Michael A Campos; Mehdi Mirsaeidi

doi:10.1007/s15010-018-1232-3

Diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in the era of surveillance chest CT scans

Andrew Calzadilla, Gregory Holt, Michael A Campos, Mehdi Mirsaeidi

Medicine

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Abstract

The radiologic surveillance of smokers with low-dose CT scan has led to a significant surge of radiologic incidental findings, including the detection of early stages of pulmonary infections including nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). This causes a state of overdiagnosis and potential overtreatment of NTM lung disease. Here we propose a new approach to NTM pulmonary disease in the era of increased CT scanning.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Infection
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1232-3
State	Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Lung disease
MAC
Mycobacterial
Nontuberculous

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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