Surveillance of Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections, Oregon, USA, 2007–2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Henkle, Emily ; Hedberg, Katrina ; Schafer, Sean D. ; Winthrop, Kevin L.
• Description:
  Limited data are available describing extrapulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in the general population. We describe results from statewide population-based laboratory surveillance in Oregon, USA, during 2007-2012. We defined a case of extrapulmonary NTM infection as >1 isolate from skin/soft tissue, disseminated sites, lymph node, joint, or other sites. The annual incidence of extrapulmonary NTM infection (other than Mycobacterium gordonae) was stable, averaging 1.5 cases/100,000 population. Median age of the 334 patients was 51 years, and 53% of patients were female. Half of cases were caused by M. avium complex, but rapid-growing NTM species accounted for one third of cases. Most extrapulmonary NTM infections are skin/soft tissue. Compared with pulmonary NTM infection, more extrapulmonary infections are caused by rapid-growing NTM species. the designation of NTM as a reportable disease in Oregon in 2014 will result in better detection of changes in the incidence and patterns of disease in the future.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Incidence Mycobacterium Avium Complex Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Oregon Public Health Surveillance Surveillance Of Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections, Oregon, USA, 2007–2012 Synopsis Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(10):1627-1630.
• Pubmed ID:
  28930014
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5621539
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c78b5c76743ac1043af5f364f82ce63d0aa2ed60acb5d3866195a32fbd4066d9
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/48996/cdc_48996_DS1.pdf
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