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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Henkle, Emily ; Hedberg, Katrina ; Schafer, Sean D. ; Winthrop, Kevin L.
Henkle, Emily ; Hedberg, Katrina ; Schafer, Sean D. ; Winthrop, Kevin L. Less -
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.
Subject:
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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
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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