The purpose of the study is to identify the genetic closeness of NTM derived from patients living together and from their surrounding environment and to trace the temporal relationship between them.
After NTM isolation is done by using culture, from patients' sputum/bronchoscopic samples and their environmental samples, whole genome sequencing (WGS) will be conducted for all NTM isolates. Phylogenetic analysis will be performed based on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on each NTM.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
6
Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Lung Institute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGGenetic similarity of NTM(Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium)
Concordance of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) from NTMs derived from patients and their environments
Time frame: Baseline
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