Seong Mi Moon

I'm working as a pulmonologist and interested in nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. I am a recipient of the 2018 ATS scholarship, which is my second experience. I was honoured to receive this scholarship and am grateful for the opportunities it will provide me.

In addition to the scholarship, I had chance to have a presentation in APSR-ISRD session. The abstract title was "Long-term natural history of non-cavitary nodular bronchiectatic nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease". The study evaluated 1,021 patients with newly diagnosed non-cavitary nodular bronchiectatic disease over 11 years. We found out that the natural history of the disease is variable and after diagnosis, the decision to initiate antibiotic therapy should be individualized based on consideration of the risk factors for disease progression. In addition, further research into the factors associated with spontaneous culture conversion and recurrent infection is warranted.

It was great time to present my study in front of APSR members and discuss the topic. Moreover, it was a really valuable time to see other investigators' great works. I met other researchers who have the same interest in the field and had a good time. Without a doubt, the session made the scientific networks stronger and the award helped to encourage me to investigate nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease.

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