Changing Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Diseases in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Korea between 2001 and 2015
- Author:
Ryoung Eun KO
1
;
Seong Mi MOON
;
Soohyun AHN
;
Byung Woo JHUN
;
Kyeongman JEON
;
O Jung KWON
;
Hee Jae HUH
;
Chang Seok KI
;
Nam Yong LEE
;
Won Jung KOH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium avium Complex; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium kansasii; Epidemiology; Republic of Korea
- MeSH: Epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Korea; Lung Diseases; Lung; Mycobacterium avium Complex; Mycobacterium kansasii; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; Phenotype; Republic of Korea; Tertiary Care Centers
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science 2018;33(8):e65-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: This study investigated the changes in the major etiologic organisms and clinical phenotypes of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) over a recent 15-year period in Korea. The increase of number of patients with NTM-LD was primarily due to an increase of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease (LD). Among MAC cases, the proportion of M. avium increased compared with M. intracellulare, whereas the incidence of M. abscessus complex and M. kansasii LD remained relatively stable. The proportion of cases of the nodular bronchiectatic form increased compared with the fibrocavitary form of NTM-LD.
