TY - JOUR
T1 - Showering is associated with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease
T2 - An observational study in Japanese women
AU - Uwamino, Yoshifumi
AU - Nishimura, Tomoyasu
AU - Sato, Yasunori
AU - Tamizu, Eiko
AU - Uno, Shunsuke
AU - Mori, Masaaki
AU - Fujiwara, Hiroshi
AU - Kawabe, Hiroshi
AU - Murata, Mitsuru
AU - Hasegawa, Naoki
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [KAKENHI grant; 16K19618 ] and Asteras Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - Mycobacterium avium complex refers to a group of environmental bacteria which inhabit water and soil. Although Mycobacterium avium complex is capable of causing refractory lung infections, the risk factors for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease are still unclear. This study aimed to determine the associations between Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease and soil or water exposure. Using questionnaires along with clinical data, we compared soil exposure, along with bathtub bathing and showering habits between 172 women with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease and 339 women without Mycobacterium avium complex infection as controls. Showering was found to be independently associated with the presence of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (adjusted odds ratio 5.72, 95%, confidence interval 1.99 to 16.46). Although the mean age of the groups was different, an age-matched sub-analysis yielded similar results. These results indicate that showering may be a risk factor for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease.
AB - Mycobacterium avium complex refers to a group of environmental bacteria which inhabit water and soil. Although Mycobacterium avium complex is capable of causing refractory lung infections, the risk factors for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease are still unclear. This study aimed to determine the associations between Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease and soil or water exposure. Using questionnaires along with clinical data, we compared soil exposure, along with bathtub bathing and showering habits between 172 women with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease and 339 women without Mycobacterium avium complex infection as controls. Showering was found to be independently associated with the presence of Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (adjusted odds ratio 5.72, 95%, confidence interval 1.99 to 16.46). Although the mean age of the groups was different, an age-matched sub-analysis yielded similar results. These results indicate that showering may be a risk factor for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease.
KW - Lung disease
KW - Mycobacterium avium complex
KW - Showering
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.09.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 31604605
AN - SCOPUS:85073017948
SN - 1341-321X
VL - 26
SP - 211
EP - 214
JO - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
JF - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
IS - 3
ER -
