Epidemiology of Adults and Children Treated for Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Japan

• Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 341 - 347
• Main Authors: Izumi, Kiyohiko, Morimoto, Kozo, Hasegawa, Naoki, Uchimura, Kazuhiro, Kawatsu, Lisa, Ato, Manabu, Mitarai, Satoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Bacterial infections; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health insurance; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Insurance claims; Japan - epidemiology; Lung Diseases - drug therapy; Lung Diseases - epidemiology; Lung Diseases - microbiology; Male; Middle Aged; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - epidemiology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - isolation & purification; Population Surveillance - methods; Prevalence; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Studies; Womens health; Young Adult; Japan; Ontario Canada; epidemiology; prevalence; insurance claim; incidence

The epidemiology of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) remains unclear in the majority of countries, including Japan. To estimate the nationwide incidence and prevalence of NTM-PD in Japan and to describe case characteristics and geographical variation. In this cross-sectional s...