What are the risk factors—i.e., gender, comorbid conditions, COPD, bronchiectasis, inhaled corticosteroid use—for MAC lung disease; and what populations of patients, in particular, appear to be more likely to acquire this infection?

What are the risk factors—i.e., gender, comorbid conditions, COPD, bronchiectasis, inhaled corticosteroid use—for MAC lung disease; and what populations of patients, in particular, appear to be more likely to acquire this infection?

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What are the risk factors—i.e., gender, comorbid conditions, COPD, bronchiectasis, inhaled corticosteroid use—for MAC lung disease; and what populations of patients, in particular, appear to be more likely to acquire this infection?

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Presenter

Stephen Ruoss, MD

Stephen Ruoss, MD

Clinical Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Medical Director, Stanford Medical Center Respiratory Care Services, Stanford Medical Center
Medical Director, Stanford Medical Center Transfer Center,
Stanford Univer