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. 2016 Jun;22(6):1102-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid2206.151642.

Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease, Germany, 2009-2014

Felix C Ringshausen, Dirk Wagner, Andrés de Roux, Roland Diel, David Hohmann, Lennart Hickstein, Tobias Welte, Jessica Rademacher

Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease, Germany, 2009-2014

Felix C Ringshausen et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

We analyzed routine statutory health insurance claim data to determine prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in Germany. Documented prevalence rates of this nonnotifiable disease increased from 2.3 to 3.3 cases/100,000 population from 2009 to 2014. Prevalence showed a strong association with advanced age and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Keywords: Atypical mycobacterial infection; COPD; Germany; Mycobacterium avium complex; NTM-PD; bronchiectasis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cystic fibrosis; international classification of diseases; nontuberculous mycobacteria; pulmonary; respiratory infections; tuberculosis.

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Figure 1
Trends in annual prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease by sex and year, Germany, 2009–2014. Solid trend line indicates overall prevalence; dotted linear trend line, male prevelance; dashed linear trend line, female prevalence.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Prevalence rates of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease, by age group, sex, and year, Germany, 2009–2014.
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