TY - JOUR T1 - Species differences in NTM pulmonary disease (pNTM) JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 42 IS - Suppl 57 SP - P4388 AU - Steven Cowman AU - Charlotte Goward AU - Diana Bilton AU - Robert Wilson AU - Michael Loebinger Y1 - 2013/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4388.abstract N2 - Background: pNTM represents a hetrogenous group of species with varying pathogenicity, making management challenging.Aims: To describe the distribution and clinical features of species causing pNTM.Methods: pNTM cases were identified and recruited from a tertiary referral clinic over 6 months. They underwent clinical assessment and lung function testing.Results: 57 cases were recruited; their details are shown in table 1. There was significant variation in species amongst disease groups (p=0.0004) with M. avium complex (MAC) more common in bronchiectasis and M. xenopi in COPD. There was also variation between sex (p=0.024), with MAC more common in females and M. abscessus in men. There were no significant differences in lung function, BMI, SGRQ or the proportion requiring treatment.View this table:Table 1Conclusion: Species vary with underlying disease. Despite perceived differences in pathogenicity, the proportion requiring treatment did not vary significantly between species. ER -