Distinguishing tuberculosis from nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease, Oregon, USA

To determine whether tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection patients could be distinguished from one another with limited information, we compared pulmonary TB and NTM patients during 2005-2006. Our finding that age, birthplace, and presence of chronic obstructive pulmonar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2011-03, Vol.17 (3), p.506-509
Hauptverfasser:	Kendall, Brian A, Varley, Cara D, Choi, Dongseok, Cassidy, P Maureen, Hedberg, Katrina, Ware, Mary A, Winthrop, Kevin L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacteria Child Child, Preschool Control Dispatch Female Humans Identification and classification Lung Diseases - diagnosis Lung Diseases - epidemiology Lung Diseases - microbiology Lung Diseases - pathology Male Middle Aged Mycobacterial infections Mycobacterium - classification Mycobacterium - isolation & purification Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium Infections - diagnosis Mycobacterium Infections - epidemiology Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology Mycobacterium Infections - pathology Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Oregon - epidemiology Predictive Value of Tests Prevalence pulmonary Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology respiratory infections Tuberculosis tuberculosis and other mycobatcteria Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - pathology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine whether tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection patients could be distinguished from one another with limited information, we compared pulmonary TB and NTM patients during 2005-2006. Our finding that age, birthplace, and presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could differentiate TB and NTM disease could assist tuberculosis control efforts.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1703.101164