Table 2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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1. Written informed consent is not required for this retrospective epidemiological study. | 1. No formal diagnosis of CF. |
2. Diagnosis of CF consistent with the 2017 CFF guidelines [32]. | 2. A patient not followed at a U.S. CF Care Center. |
3. Male or female pwCF of any age who has a history of NTM species or sub-species collected from expectorated sputum, induced sputum and/or bronchoalveolar lavage and identified by the CO-NRC as falling into a highly-related cluster within a single CF Care Center. |