Incidence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Infection, by Ethnic Group, Hawaii, USA, 2005–2019

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Blakney, Rebekah A. ; Ricotta, Emily E. ; Frankland, Timothy B. ; Honda, Stacey ; Zelazny, Adrian ; Mayer-Barber, Katrin D. ; Dean, Samantha G. ; Follmann, Dean ; Olivier, Kenneth N. ; Daida, Yihe G. ; Prevots, D. Rebecca
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• Description:
  To further clarify differences in the risk for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection (NTM-PI) among ethnic populations in Hawaii, USA, we conducted a retrospective cohort study among beneficiaries of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii (KPH). We abstracted demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, and microbiological data from KPH electronic health records for 2005-2019. An NTM-PI case-patient was defined as a person from whom >1 NTM pulmonary isolate was obtained. We performed Cox proportional hazards regression to estimate incidence of NTM-PI while controlling for confounders. Across ethnic groups, risk for NTM-PI was higher among persons who were underweight (body mass index BMI <18.5 kg/m|). Among beneficiaries who self-identified as any Asian ethnicity, risk for incident NTM-PI was increased by 30%. Low BMI may increase susceptibility to NTM-PI, and risk may be higher for persons who self-identify as Asian, independent of BMI.
• Subjects:
  • Ethnicity
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Retrospective Studies
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(8):1543-1550
• Pubmed ID:
  35876462
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9328927
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Hawaii
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120178/cdc_120178_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 479.78 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8759ae7ae01d6f07183ae25a86cd71950ed7012605564ffd5de324813cdd2074