Charlotte Chen, Rebecca Davies, Christopher Lewis, Jennifer Paynter, Timothy Christmas, Mitzi Nisbet
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Abstract
This review of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease over an 11-year period identified 87 patients (74% women, mean age 66 years). Mycobacterium avium complex was isolated in 86% of patients. Antibiotics were commenced in 52% of patients; however, treatment was poorly tolerated with 36% terminating prematurely. Mortality was significant; death occurred in 31% of patients, with no relationship between death and treatment.
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The Internal Medicine Journal is the official journal of the Adult Medicine Division of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). Its purpose is to publish high-quality internationally competitive peer-reviewed original medical research, both laboratory and clinical, relating to the study and research of human disease. Papers will be considered from all areas of medical practice and science. The Journal also has a major role in continuing medical education and publishes review articles relevant to physician education.