Pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacyteria, Catalonia, 1994-2014

Pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacyteria, Catalonia, 1994-2014

In Spain, systematic reporting of pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria is not mandatory. Therefore, to determine trends, we retrospectively identified cases for January 1994-December 2014 in Catalonia. Over the 21 years, prevalence increased and was associated with being male. Mycob...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2018-06
Hauptverfasser: Santín Cerezales, Miguel, Barrabeig i Fabregat, Irene, Malchair, Pierre, Gonzalez, Lucía, Benítez, Miguel A, Sabria, Josefina, Palau-Benavent, Merce, Cañete, Concepcion, Lloret-Queraltó, Joan A, Grijota-Camino, Maria D, Dorca i Sargatal, Jordi, Alcaide Fernández de Vega, Fernando
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Sprache:eng
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Bacteria
Bacteris
Catalonia
Catalunya
Infeccions respiratòries
Micobacteris
Mycobacteria
Respiratory infections
Tuberculosi
Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:In Spain, systematic reporting of pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria is not mandatory. Therefore, to determine trends, we retrospectively identified cases for January 1994-December 2014 in Catalonia. Over the 21 years, prevalence increased and was associated with being male. Mycobacterium avium complex and M. abscessus prevalence increased; M. kansasii prevalence decreased.
ISSN:1080-6040