1. Changing Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Diseases in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Korea between 2001 and 2015.
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Ko RE, Moon SM, Ahn S, Jhun BW, Jeon K, Kwon OJ, Huh HJ, Ki CS, Lee NY, and Koh WJ
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- Female, Humans, Incidence, Lung Diseases epidemiology, Lung Diseases microbiology, Male, Mycobacterium abscessus isolation & purification, Mycobacterium avium Complex isolation & purification, Mycobacterium kansasii isolation & purification, Phenotype, Republic of Korea epidemiology, Tertiary Care Centers, Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous epidemiology
- Abstract
This study investigated the changes in the major etiologic organisms and clinical phenotypes of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) over a recent 15-year period in Korea. The increase of number of patients with NTM-LD was primarily due to an increase of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease (LD). Among MAC cases, the proportion of M. avium increased compared with M. intracellulare, whereas the incidence of M. abscessus complex and M. kansasii LD remained relatively stable. The proportion of cases of the nodular bronchiectatic form increased compared with the fibrocavitary form of NTM-LD., Competing Interests: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose., (© 2018 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.)
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- 2018
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