title: Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis clinics, United Kingdom, 2009.
abstract: Incidence of pulmonary infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing among persons with cystic fibrosis (CF). We assessed prevalence and management in CF centers in the United Kingdom and found 5.0% of 3,805 adults and 3.3% of 3,317 children had recently been diagnosed with NTM. Of those, 44% of adults and 47% of children received treatment.
authors.affiliation: Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, UK. seddop@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seddon
authors.forename: Katy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fidler
authors.forename: Sundhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elston
authors.forename: Felicity
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: Khin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gyi
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bilton
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Drobniewski
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Newport
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Mycobacterium absessus complex; Mycobacterium avium complex; United Kingdom; bacteria; cystic fibrosis; nontuberculous mycobacteria; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria