Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Cystic Fibrosis Clinics, United Kingdom, 2009

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Seddon, Paul ; Fidler, Katy ; Raman, Sundhya ; Wyatt, Hilary ; Ruiz, Gary ; Elston, Caroline ; Perrin, Felicity ; Gyi, Khin ; Bilton, Diana ; Drobniewski, Francis ; Newport, Melanie
• Description:
  Incidence of pulmonary infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing among persons with cystic fibrosis (CF). We assessed prevalence and management in CF centers in the United Kingdom and found 5.0% of 3,805 adults and 3.3% of 3,317 children had recently been diagnosed with NTM. Of those, 44% of adults and 47% of children received treatment.
• Subjects:
  Adult Child Cystic Fibrosis Humans Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection Mycobacterium Avium Complex Outpatient Clinics, Hospital Prevalence Questionnaires
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(7):1128-1130.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United Kingdom
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1261a488ca87f3484dfb7d3a318ba1470873a46ab3483b0f6efe5b3c6ed9b24e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21603/cdc_21603_DS1.pdf
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