| the epidemiology of opportunist mycobacterial infections in wales, 1952--1978. | the incidence of infections caused by opportunist mycobacteria in wales during the years 1952--1978 was derived from the records of the mycobacterium reference unit in cardiff. mycobacterium kansasil gave rise to 154 pulmonary and two nonpulmonary infections. most of these patients were middle-aged men, approximately half of whom had pneumoconiosis or occupational exposure to dust. organisms of the mycobacterium avium-intracellulare-scrofulaceum complex caused pulmonary disease in 44 subjects an ... | 1981 | 7339797 |
| opportunist mycobacteria in england and wales: 1982 to 1994. | three thousand and fifty-two infections with opportunist mycobacteria were reported to the phls communicable disease surveillance centre from 1982 to 1994. the commonest reported species was mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (mai), followed by m. kansasii and m. malmoense. the annual totals of opportunist mycobacteria increased steadily over this period, mostly, but not exclusively, due to an increase in reports of mai associated with hiv infection. there were also increases in reports of mai n ... | 1996 | 8917989 |
| increasing reports of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in england, wales and northern ireland, 1995-2006. | non-tuberculous mycobacteria have long been identified as capable of causing human disease and the number at risk, due to immune-suppression, is rising. several reports have suggested incidence to be increasing, yet routine surveillance-based evidence is lacking. we investigated recent trends in, and the epidemiology of, non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in england, wales and northern ireland, 1995-2006. | 2010 | 20950421 |
| pulmonary mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is the main driver of the rise in non-tuberculous mycobacteria incidence in england, wales and northern ireland, 2007-2012. | the incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) isolation from humans is increasing worldwide. in england, wales and northern ireland (ew&ni) the reported rate of ntm more than doubled between 1996 and 2006. although ntm infection has traditionally been associated with immunosuppressed individuals or those with severe underlying lung damage, pulmonary ntm infection and disease may occur in people with no overt immune deficiency. here we report the incidence of ntm isolation in ew&ni between ... | 2016 | 27154015 |