Incidence of NTM lung disease appears to be increasing, especially among women and the elderly

Incidence of NTM lung disease appears to be increasing, especially among women and the elderly

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Dec 13 2019

The number of people newly infected each year and the number of people living with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease appears to be increasing, especially among women and those 65 and older, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.