title: Incidence rate of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in immunocompetent children: a prospective nationwide surveillance study in Germany.
abstract: An increasing incidence in disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria is being reported. We investigated the burden of disease in immunocompetent German children in a prospective nationwide study from April 2003 to September 2005. Ninety-seven percent of children presented with lymphadenitis; median age was 2.5 years. Using the capture-recapture method, we estimated a cumulative incidence rate of 3.1/100000 children.
authors: Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Annicka M
authors: AM
authors: Reuss
authors: Miriam
authors: M
authors: Wiese-Posselt
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Weissmann
authors: Anette
authors: A
authors: Siedler
authors: Irina
authors: I
authors: Zuschneid
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: An der Heiden
authors: Hermann
authors: H
authors: Claus
authors: Rüdiger
authors: R
authors: von Kries
authors: Walter H
authors: WH
authors: Haas
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies