CT Scores for Bronchiectasis, Nodules Predict NTM Recurrence
Feb 05, 2021 12:00 pm | Aisha I Abdullah PhD
In patients successfully treated for pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria, CT scans at treatment’s end can accurately predict infection recurrence, a study found. Specifically, CT scores for bronchiectasis and lung nodules were independent predictors of recurrence. The study, “High-Resolution CT Findings as Predictive Factors for Recurrent Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease after Successful Treatment,” was published […]
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In patients successfully treated for pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria, CT scans at treatment’s end can accurately predict infection recurrence, a study found. Specifically, CT scores for bronchiectasis and lung nodules were independent predictors of recurrence. The study, “High-Resolution CT Findings as Predictive Factors for Recurrent Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease after Successful Treatment,” was published […]
Treatment with the inhaled antibiotic ciprofloxacin can reduce the frequency of exacerbations, or sudden disease flare-ups, in people with bronchiectasis, a new analysis indicates. The findings were published in the Internal Medicine Journal, in the study “Meta‐analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Ciprofloxacin in Non‐cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients.” Recurrent lung infections are characteristic of bronchiectasis. […]
While progress was made last year on newborn screening and other policy issues critical to rare disease patients, a “State Report Card” argues that many concerns — notably out-of-pocket costs for prescription medicines and access to affordable comprehensive care — still need attention. Those were the findings of the sixth edition of the State Report […]
