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Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings from a Nationwide Population-Based Study
Yu, I.; Hong, S.H.; Chang, M.-S.; Lee, S.J.; Yong, S.J.; Lee, W.-Y.; Kim, S.-H.; Lee, J.-H. Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings from a Nationwide Population-Based Study. J. Pers. Med.2023, 13, 1088.
Yu, I.; Hong, S.H.; Chang, M.-S.; Lee, S.J.; Yong, S.J.; Lee, W.-Y.; Kim, S.-H.; Lee, J.-H. Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings from a Nationwide Population-Based Study. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 1088.
Yu, I.; Hong, S.H.; Chang, M.-S.; Lee, S.J.; Yong, S.J.; Lee, W.-Y.; Kim, S.-H.; Lee, J.-H. Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings from a Nationwide Population-Based Study. J. Pers. Med.2023, 13, 1088.
Yu, I.; Hong, S.H.; Chang, M.-S.; Lee, S.J.; Yong, S.J.; Lee, W.-Y.; Kim, S.-H.; Lee, J.-H. Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings from a Nationwide Population-Based Study. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 1088.
Abstract
Studies have shown increased nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM) incidence with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use in patients with chronic respiratory diseases; however, this association in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains insufficiently studied. Using a nationwide population-based database of the Korean National Health Insurance Service, newly diagnosed COPD patients (20052018) treated with inhaled bronchodilators were selected. An NTM case was defined by the presence of the first diagnostic code following inhaled bronchodilator use. Results indicated that ICS users did not have an increased risk of NTM disease compared to non-ICS users (hazard ratio [HR], 1.121; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.9501.323; p = 0.1755). The highest quartile of the cumulative ICS dose was associated with the development of NTM (1.200, 0.9501.323, p = 0.0497). Medium (1.229, 1.0081.499, p = 0.0410) and high daily doses of ICS (1.637, 1.2412.160, p = 0.0005) were associated with an increased risk of NTM disease. There was no difference in the risk of NTM according to ICS type. ICS use may not increase the risk of developing NTM disease in patients with COPD. However, physicians should weigh the potential benefits and risks of ICS, especially when using high doses and prolonged durations.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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