A Retrospective Study Investigating the Factors Related to Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Pneumonia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04538898

NTM in HK_2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this retrospective study, we aim to investigate the demographic and clinical features of patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease in our hospital and the trends and diversity of NTM species isolated in the period of 2009-2018.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients older than 18 years old.
• patients with one or more respiratory isolates (namely, sputum, tracheal aspirates, bronchial washing, bronchial aspirates, bronchial trap and bronchoalveolar lavage) of mycobacteria collected in the Prince of Wales Hospital in the period of 2009-2018.

Exclusion criteria

• none