Middle‐aged to elderly women have a higher asymptomatic infection rate with Mycobacterium avium complex, regardless of body habitus. Issue 3 (7th December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nishimura, Tomoyasu; Fujita‐Suzuki, Yukiko; Mori, Masaaki; Carpenter, Stephen M.; Fujiwara, Hiroshi; Uwamino, Yoshifumi; Tamizu, Eiko; Yano, Ikuya; Kawabe, Hiroshi; Hasegawa, Naoki
• Is Part Of: Respirology. Volume 21:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 553
• Page End: 555
• Publication Date: 2015-12-07
• Subjects: Japan -- Mycobacterium avium complex -- non‐tuberculous mycobacteria; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory organs -- Periodicals; 612.2
• DOI: 10.1111/resp.12699
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1323-7799

Abstract

Abstract : M ycobacterium avium complex (MAC) pulmonary disease is prevalent in middle‐aged to elderly women with a thin body habitus. By comparing the rate of serologically diagnosed asymptomatic MAC infection and body mass index among 1033 healthy subjects, we find that middle‐aged to elderly women became infected with MAC, regardless of their body habitus.