| nontuberculous mycobacterial disease prevalence and risk factors: a changing epidemiology. | nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) are important human pathogens, yet little is known about disease prevalence in the united states. reports suggest prevalence has increased, particularly in women, but population-based data to substantiate this are lacking. we sought to estimate ntm disease prevalence in oregon, and describe disease by site, species, and patient demographic characteristics. | 2009 | 19911942 |
| pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease prevalence and clinical features: an emerging public health disease. | respiratory specimens with nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) are increasingly common; however, pulmonary disease prevalence is unknown. | 2010 | 20508209 |
| surveillance of extrapulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections, oregon, usa, 2007-2012. | 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/10 ... | 2017 | 28930014 |
| population-based incidence of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in oregon 2007 to 2012. | pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) disease is a chronic, nonreportable illness, making it difficult to monitor. although recent studies suggest an increasing prevalence of ntm disease in the united states, the incidence and temporal trends are unknown. | 2015 | 25692495 |