Disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a university hospital in Taiwan, 1997-2003
Journal
Epidemiology and Infection
Journal Volume
134
Journal Issue
5
Pages
1060-1067
Date Issued
2006
Author(s)
Abstract
From January 1997 to December 2003, all patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolation who were treated at a university hospital in Taiwan were evaluated. Among the 2650 NTM isolates, 1225 (46·2%) were from 412 patients with clinically significant diseases. The annual incidence (per 100000 patients) of disease caused by NTM was 8·96 in 1997, 21·53 in 2002, and 16·55 in 2003. The major types of infections caused by NTM included isolated pulmonary infection and pleurisy (59·5%), skin/soft-tissue infections and osteomyelitis (13·8%), and disseminated diseases (13·3%). The two most common groups of organisms involved were rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) (41·4%) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) (39%). The most common organism involved in isolated pulmonary infection and pleurisy was MAC (44·1%). RGM predominated in keratitis (94%), skin/soft-tissue infections and osteomyelitis (43·9%), and lymphadenitis (66·7%). This retrospective 7-year study demonstrated an increase in the incidence of NTM disease in a university hospital. ? 2006 Cambridge University Press.
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Other Subjects
adult; aged; article; bacterium isolation; controlled study; female; human; incidence; keratitis; lung infection; lymphadenitis; major clinical study; male; mycobacteriosis; Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium chelonei; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Mycobacterium intracellulare avium; Mycobacterium phlei; Mycobacterium vaccae; osteomyelitis; pathogenesis; pleurisy; skin infection; soft tissue infection; Taiwan; university hospital; Adult; Female; Hospitals, University; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Mycobacteria, Atypical; Mycobacterium avium Complex; Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical; Retrospective Studies; Taiwan
Type
journal article