| epidemiologic studies of lung disease due to mycobacteria other than mycobacterium tuberculosis in japan. | the incidence of lung disease due to mycobacteria other than mycobacterium tuberculosis (atypical mycobacteria) in japan was estimated to be 0.9--1.9 per 10(5) population per year in 1971--1979. although the incidence of lung tuberculosis is steadily decreasing, the incidence of lung disease due to atypical mycobacteria has remained at almost the same level. the number of patients newly infected per year in recent years was calculated to be approximately 2,000. the ratio of the number of patient ... | 1981 | 7339832 |