Factors associated with subsequent nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in patients with a single sputum isolate on initial examination  M.-R. Lee, MD, C.-Y. Yang, MD, C.-C. Shu, MD, C.-K. Lin, MD, Y.-F. Wen, MD, S.-W. Lee, MD, J.-C. Ko, MD, PhD, J.-Y. Wang, MD, PhD, L.-N. Lee, MD, PhD, C.-J. Yu, MD, PhD  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 250.e1-250.e7 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2014.08.025 Copyright © 2014 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 The patient selection process. MAC, Mycobacterium avium complex; M. che-abs, Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; TB, tuberculosis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2015 21, 250.e1-250.e7DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2014.08.025) Copyright © 2014 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions