title: Mycobacterial infections in Sweden.
abstract: The incidence of tuberculosis has continued to decline in the Swedish-born population, but there has been an increase in the foreign-born population, especially among young adults and children. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is still rare in Sweden. The annual number of patients with culture confirmed atypical mycobacteria, especially of M. avium-intracellulare, has increased. The increased incidence of atypical mycobacteria observed in non-BCG vaccinated Swedish children seems to be related to the restricted BCG policy brought into force in 1975.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease, Stockholm.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Romanus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001500:BCG Vaccine