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Detection of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex (MAC) by Bronchial Lavage and the Relationship with Titers of Anti-Glycopeptidolipid-Core IgA Antibodies to MAC in Patients with Pulmonary MAC Disease

BACKGROUND: Higher rates of diagnosis of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) disease by bronchoscopy (BS) in patients who could not diagnose by sputum cultures have been suggested, but the detailed utility of BS, especially in combination with anti-glycopeptidolipid-core IgA a...

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Autores principales: Shimada, Daishi, Sagawa, Motoyasu, Seki, Masafumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9942509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36824065
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S400200