Nontuberculous Mycobacteria–associated Lung Disease in Hospitalized Persons, United States, 1998–2005

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria–associated Lung Disease in Hospitalized Persons, United States, 1998–2005

The prevalence and trends of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)–associated hospitalizations in the United States were estimated using national hospital discharge data. Records were extracted for all persons with a pulmonary NTM International Classification of Diseases code (031.0) hospitali...

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Main Authors: Megan E. Billinger, Kenneth N. Olivier, Cecile Viboud, Ruben Montes de Oca, Claudia A. Steiner, Steven M. Holland, D. Rebecca Prevots
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacteria
atypical
nontuberculous mycobacteria
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
prevalence
hospitalizations
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-0196_article

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