title: Pulmonary infection and colonization with nontuberculous mycobacteria, Taiwan, 2000-2012.
abstract: We analyzed samples from 13,652 patients who had respiratory cultures positive for mycobacteria in Taiwan during 2000-2012 and found that 56.9% were positive for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Whereas annual prevalence of tuberculosis decreased during the study period, prevalence of NTM disease and colonization increased, particularly among older patients and male patients.
authors: Jung-Yien
authors: JY
authors: Chien
authors: Chih-Cheng
authors: CC
authors: Lai
authors: Wang-Huei
authors: WH
authors: Sheng
authors: Chong-Jen
authors: CJ
authors: Yu
authors: Po-Ren
authors: PR
authors: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: MTB; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NTM; Taiwan; bacteria; colonization; infection; isolation; nontuberculous mycobacteria; prevalence; pulmonary; respiratory infections; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria