Bronchiectasis and NTM 360 Abstracts & Presentations

Prieto M, Brunton AE, Swenson C, et.al. Comparison of the Clinical Features of Bronchiectasis Patients With and Without a History of Tobacco Use - Data From the National Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Consortium. Presented at the 2024 American Thoracic Society Conference and published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024;209:A3176. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3176

Felzer JR, Chalmers S, Brunton AE, et. al. US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry: Pseudomonas Treatment Patterns in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis by Sociodemographic Factors. Presented at the 2024 American Thoracic Society Conference and published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024;209:A3163. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3163

Marmor M, Brunton AE, Fraulino D, et.al. Association Between Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation and Antibiotic Exposure. Presented at the 2024 American Thoracic Society Conference and published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024;209:A5170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_MeetingAbstracts.A5170

Vijaykumar K, Brunton AE, Chalmers S, et. al. Clinical Characterization of Patients With COPD- Bronchiectasis Overlap: Data From the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the 2024 American Thoracic Society Conference and published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024;209:A7087. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_MeetingAbstracts.A7087

McShane PJ, Brunton AE, Choate R, et. al. Prevalence and Factors Associated with the Isolation of Fungi in the Sputum of Bronchiectasis Patients. Rising Star Researcher Award. Presented at the 6th World Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Conference. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023; 10(4): 453-554. doi: http://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0464

Marmor M, Brunton, AE, Choate, R et. al. Airway Pathogen Trends: A Look at the US Bronchiectasis Research Registry. Presented at the 6th World Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Conference. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023; 10(4): 466-467. doi: http://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0464

Aksamit TR, Metersky ML, Locantore N, et. al. Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry: 5-year Mortality by BSI and FACED Severity Categories. Presented at the 6th World Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Conference. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023; 10(4): 483-484. doi: http://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0464

Chalmers S, Felzer J, Brunton AE, et. al. Pseudomonas Treatment Practice Patterns and Outcomes in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: Analysis from the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the 6th World Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Conference. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023; 10(4): 487-488. doi: http://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0464

Aksamit TR, Lapinel NC, Choate R, Feliciano J, Winthrop KL, Schmid A, Fucile S, Metersky ML. Association of Baseline and Subsequent Bronchiectasis Exacerbations in Patients From the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry (BRR). Presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A4311. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A4311

Basavaraj A, Brunton AE, Choate R, Aksamit TR, Barker AF, Jakharia K, Metersky ML, Richards C, Swenson C for The Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Investigators. Hypertonic Saline Use in Patients With Bronchiectasis: Analysis From the United States Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A2966. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A2966

Lapinel N, Aksamit TR, Choate R, Feliciano J, Winthrop KL, Schmid A, Fucile S, Metersky ML. Longitudinal Changes in Forced Expiratory Volume 1 (FEV1) According to Exacerbation Frequency in Patients From the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry (BRR). Presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A4312. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A4312

Maselli DJ, Brunton AE, Choate R, Diaz AA, McShane PJ, Swenson C, Richards C, Aksamit TR, Metersky ML, Tal-Singer R, Restrepo MI. Clinical Features of Patients With an Eosinophilic Phenotype: An Analysis of the U.S Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A4310. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A4310

McShane PJ, Swenson C, Richards C, Sandi M, Aksamit TR, Metersky ML, Brunton A, Choate R. Characteristics of Bronchiectasis Patients Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 - Data From the United States Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease Research Registry. Presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A2956. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A2956

Richards C, Brunton AE, Choate R, Winthrop KL, McShane PJ, Maselli DJ, Knowles MR, Swenson C, Tino G, Aksamit TR, Metersky ML for the Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Investigators. CFTR Mutation and Increased Rates of Pulmonary Infections Among Patients From the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A4244. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A4244

Sullivan L, Brunton AE, Choate R, Metersky ML, Aksamit TR, Winthrop KL, Jakharia K, Elmaraachli W. Clinical Features of Bronchiectasis Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Analysis of the Bronchiectasis Research Registry. Presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207:A2965. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A2965

Lapinel N, Choate R, Aksamit TR, et al. Characteristics of frequent exacerbators in the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress 2022 and published in Eur Resp J. 2022 60(2199). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.2199

Aksamit TR, Lapinel N, Choate R, et al. Longitudinal analysis of bronchiectasis exacerbations (BEx) in patients from the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress 2022 and published in Eur Resp J. 2022 60(1858). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1858

Drysdale M, Choate R, Lininger N, et al. Epidemiology of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in bronchiectasis patients using the US Bronchiectasis/NTM Research Registry. Presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress 2022 and published in Eur Resp J. DOI: 2022; 60(1675). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1675

McShane PJ, Choate R, Lapinel, N, et al. Clinical and microbiologic features in bronchiectasis patients with autoimmunity in the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2022 and published in CHEST. 162(4)A417-A418. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2022.08.320

Shah T, Metersky M, Brunton AE, et al. Pseudomonas acquisition & long-term macrolide use in patients from the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2022 and published in CHEST. 162(4)A1935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2022.08.1602

Kang CJ, Choate R, Metersky ML, Shah T, Rohret O, Lapinel N, Maselli DJ, Mcshane PJ, National Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Investigators. Bronchiectasis and Gender: Results from the National Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the 2022 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022; 205:A3884. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3884

Lapinel N, Choate R, Aksamit TR, Winthrop KL, Schmid A, Metersky ML, Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Investigators. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Pulmonary Exacerbation Frequency in Bronchiectasis Patients from the Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry (BRR). Presented at the 2022 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022; 205:A3870. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3870

Lapinel N, Choate R, Aksamit TR, Winthrop KL, Schmid A, Metersky ML, Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Investigators. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Isolation Status Relative to Pulmonary Exacerbation Frequency in Bronchiectasis Patients: Results from the Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry (BRR). Presented at the 2022 American Thoracic Society Conference. Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022; 205:A3867. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3867

Aksamit TR, Choate R, Mannino D, Wang P, Wu, J. Refractory Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: Descriptive Analysis from the United States Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2021. CHEST. 160(4)A508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.497

Choate R, Metersky ML, Johnson MM, et al. Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Treatment and Outcomes of Patients with Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM). Presented at the 2021 American Thoracic Society Virtual Conference. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2021; 203 (A2013). https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_MeetingAbstracts.A2013

Ku JH, Henkle E, Metersky ML, et al. Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in Patients in the U.S. Bronchiectasis Research Registry: Use of Antibiotic Therapy and Adverse Events. Presented at the 2020 American Thoracic Society Virtual Conference. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2020; 201 (A4358). HTTPS://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2020.201.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A4358

Choate R, Aksamit TR, Addrizzo-Harris DJ, et al. Comparing Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria and/or Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Within the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Presented at the 2020 American Thoracic Society Virtual Conference. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2020; 201 (A7764). HTTPS://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2020.201.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A7764

Metersky ML, Choate R, Addrizzo-Harris DJ, et al. The Association of Chronic Macrolide Treatment and Incident Isolation of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients with Bronchiectasis. Presented at the 2020 American Thoracic Society Virtual Conference. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2020; 201 (A6200). HTTPS://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2020.201.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A6200

Ku JH, Chan B, Aksamit TR, et al. The Validity of Claims-Based Codes to Identify Pseudomonas Infection in Patients with Bronchiectasis in Medicare Data. Presented at the 2019 American Thoracic Society Conference in Dallas. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2019; 199 (A5697). HTTPS://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2019.199.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A5697

Choate R, Aksamit TR, Mannino DM, et al. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Associated with Severity of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Measured by the Modified Bronchiectasis Severity Score (BSI) and the FACED: The US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry (BRR) Study. Presented at the 2019 American Thoracic Society Conference in Dallas. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2019; 199 (A5716). HTTPS://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2019.199.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A5716

Basavaraj A, Choate R, Addrizzo-Harris DJ, et al. Airway Clearance in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: Analysis from the United States Bronchiectasis Research Registry. Presented at the 2019 American Thoracic Society Conference in Dallas. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2019; 199 (A5700) HTTPS://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2019.199.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A5700

Choate R, Eden E, Addrizzo-Harris DJ, et al. The Clinical Features of Bronchiectasis Associated with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. Presented at the 2018 American Thoracic Society Conference in San Diego and at the 2018 World Bronchiectasis Conference in Washington. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2018; 197 (A6275). https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2018.197.1_MeetingAbstracts.A6275

Aksamit TR, Brunton AE, Siegel, SA, Winthrop KL. Colonization with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa as a Predictor of Future Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation. Presented at the 2018 World Bronchiectasis Conference in Washington. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2018; 5(4): 302-323. HTTPS://JOURNAL.COPDFOUNDATION.ORG/JCOPDF/ARTICLETYPE/ARTICLEVIEW/ARTICLEID/1210

Metersky ML, Choate R. The Association of Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia with Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Bronchiectasis. Presented at the 2018 World Bronchiectasis Conference. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2018; 5(4): 302-323. HTTPS://JOURNAL.COPDFOUNDATION.ORG/JCOPDF/ARTICLETYPE/ARTICLEVIEW/ARTICLEID/1210

DiMango A, Choate R, Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Consortium. Aspergillus Airway Colonization in Non-CF Bronchiectasis Patients is not Associated with Disease Severity. Presented at the 2018 World Bronchiectasis Conference. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2018; 5(4): 302-323. HTTPS://JOURNAL.COPDFOUNDATION.ORG/JCOPDF/ARTICLETYPE/ARTICLEVIEW/ARTICLEID/1210

Despotes KA, Choate R, Daniels MLA, Noone PG, Bronchiectasis Research Consortium. Markers of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Disease Severity and Nutrition in the United States Bronchiectasis Research Registry. Presented at the 2018 World Bronchiectasis Conference. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2018; 5(4): 302-323. HTTPS://JOURNAL.COPDFOUNDATION.ORG/JCOPDF/ARTICLETYPE/ARTICLEVIEW/ARTICLEID/1210

Choate R, Mannino DM, Aksamit T. et al. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Impact on Severity of Bronchiectasis. Presented at the 2018 Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)Spring Conference. HTTP://CCTS.UKY.EDU/CCTS/2018-CCTS-SPRING-CONFERENCE

Pravosud V, Mannino DM, Choate R, et al. Medication use as a measure of severity: Findings from the COPD Foundation NTM Social Survey. Presented at the 2017 World Bronchiectasis Conference in Milan and the COPD10USA Conference in Chicago. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2017; 4(4): 305-319. https://journal.copdfoundation.org/jcopdf/id/1170/Abstract-Presentations-COPD10usa-2017

Pravosud V, Mannino DM, Choate R, et al. Symptom burden among patients reporting nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM): Findings from the COPD Foundation Survey. Presented at the 2017 World Bronchiectasis Conference in Milan and the COPD10USA Conference in Chicago. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2017; 4(4): 305-319. https://journal.copdfoundation.org/jcopdf/id/1170/Abstract-Presentations-COPD10usa-2017

Choate R, Mannino DM, Aksamit T, et al. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Impact on Severity of Bronchiectasis. Presented at the COPD10USA Conference in Chicago. Published in Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2017; 4(4): 305-319. https://journal.copdfoundation.org/jcopdf/id/1170/Abstract-Presentations-COPD10usa-2017

Aksamit TR, Choate R, O'Donnell AE, et al. United States Bronchiectasis Registry Longitudinal Follow Up at Two Years. Presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society Conference in Washington. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2017; 195 (A7305). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2017.195.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A7304

Henkle E, Daley CL, Griffith DE, et al. Patterns of Pharmacotherapy for Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society Conference in Denver. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2015; 191 (A2445). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/PDF/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2015.191.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A2445

Winthrop KL, Aksamit T, Olivier K, et al. The Respiratory Microbiology Of Patients With Nontuberculous Mycobacteria From The United States Bronchiectasis Research Registry. Presented at the 2013 American Thoracic Society Conference in Philadelphia. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2013; 187 (A4541). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2013.187.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A4541

Metersky M, O’Donnell A, Daley C, et al. Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with non-CF Bronchiectasis: Results from the Bronchiectasis Research Registry. Presented at the 2013 American Thoracic Society Conference in Philadelphia. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2013; 187 (A3514). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2013.187.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A3514

Aksamit TR, Carretta E, Daley CL, et al. The Bronchiectasis Research Registry: A Collaborative Research Cohort For Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Presented at the 2012 American Thoracic Society Conference in San Francisco. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2012; 185 (A3654). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2012.185.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A3654

Czaja CA, Stewar D, Levin A, et al. Prevalence And Clinical Significance Of Mucoid Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection In Adults With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis - Results From The Bronchiectasis Research Registry. Presented at the 2011 American Thoracic Society Conference in Denver. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2011; 183 (A4873). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2011.183.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A4873

Stewart D, LaVange L, Thomashow B, et al. The Bronchiectasis Research Registry: The Added Perspective Of Changes Over Time, A Resource For Collaborative Research In Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Presented at the 2011 American Thoracic Society Conference in Denver. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2011; 183 (A4874). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2011.183.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A4874

LaVange L, Stewart D, Thomashow B, et al. The Bronchiectasis Research Registry: a Resource for Collaborative Research in non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Presented at the 2010 American Thoracic Society Conference in New Orleans. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2010; 181 (A3173). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2010.181.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A3173

O'Connell ML, Prevots DR, Olivier KN, et al. The Bronchiectasis Research Registry: Clinical, Microbiologic, and Treatment Characteristics. Presented at the 2010 American Thoracic Society Conference in New Orleans. Published in Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2010; 181 (A3172). HTTP://WWW.ATSJOURNALS.ORG/DOI/ABS/10.1164/AJRCCM-CONFERENCE.2010.181.1_MEETINGABSTRACTS.A3172