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Sex differences in clinical and radiographic features of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in a Chinese population.
Expert review of respiratory medicine - 1 Sept 2026
Wu LiHua, Xu JingXuan, Qiao JunKai, Fu ChunLong, Hu DongPing, Pan XinLing, Hong Li, Wu GongQiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sex-related differences in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) may influence both clinical presentation and radiographic phenotypes; however, evidence from Chinese populations remains limited. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 218 patients with NTM-PD in China. Patients were stratified by sex. Clinical characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory...
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- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- China
