Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: We invited 2,000 patients through NTM Info & Research (NTMir) to complete an anonymous electronic survey. We separately queried baseline clinical and laboratory data from the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry (BRR). RESULTS: Among 511 NTMir survey responders with bronchiectasis, whose median age was 67 years, 85 (17%) reported asthma and 99 (19%) reported COPD. History of ICS use was reported by 282 (55%), 171 (61%) of whom were treated 1 year or longer, and 150 (53%) were currently taking ICSs. Fewer reported ever taking azithromycin for non-NTM bronchiectasis (203 responders [40%]) or inhaled tobramycin (78 responders [15%]). The median age of 1,912 BRR patients was 69 years; 528 (28%) had asthma and 360 (19%) had COPD. Among 740 patients (42%) without NTM, 314 were taking ICSs at baseline. Among patients without NTM who were taking ICSs, only 178 (57%) had a concurrent diagnosis of COPD or asthma that could explain ICS use. Fewer were taking suppressive macrolides (96 patients [13%]), and of the 70 patients (10%) taking inhaled suppressive antibiotics, 48 (68%) had chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Emily Henkle, Timothy R Aksamit, Alan F Barker, Jeffrey R Curtis, Charles L Daley, M Leigh Anne Daniels, Angela DiMango, Edward Eden, Kevin Fennelly, David E Griffith, Margaret Johnson, Michael R Knowles, Amy Leitman, Philip Leitman, Elisha Malanga, Mark L Metersky, Peadar G Noone, Anne E O'Donnell, Kenneth N Olivier, Delia Prieto, Matthias Salathe, Byron Thomashow, Gregory Tino, Gerard Turino, Susan Wisclenny, Kevin L Winthrop |
Journal | Chest
(Chest)
Vol. 152
Issue 6
Pg. 1120-1127
(12 2017)
ISSN: 1931-3543 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 28479113
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2017 American College of Chest Physicians. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Glucocorticoids
- Macrolides
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Topics |
- Administration, Inhalation
- Aged
- Biomedical Research
- Bronchi
(microbiology, pathology)
- Bronchiectasis
(drug therapy, epidemiology, etiology)
- Female
- Fibrosis
- Glucocorticoids
(administration & dosage)
- Humans
- Incidence
- Macrolides
(administration & dosage)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
(complications, drug therapy, microbiology)
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
(isolation & purification)
- Registries
- Risk Assessment
- Self Report
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- United States
(epidemiology)
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