학술논문
Middle-aged to elderly women have a higher asymptomatic infection rate with M ycobacterium avium complex, regardless of body habitus.
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Article
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*MYCOBACTERIUM avium
*LUNG diseases
*BODY mass index
*RESPIRATORY diseases
*MYCOBACTERIAL diseases
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ISSN
1323-7799
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]