Epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease, Japan

Ho Namkoong; Atsuyuki Kurashima; Kozo Morimoto; Yoshihiko Hoshino; Naoki Hasegawa; Manabu Ato; Satoshi Mitarai

doi:10.3201/eid2206.151086

Epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease, Japan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jun;22(6):1116-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2206.151086.

Authors

Ho Namkoong, Atsuyuki Kurashima, Kozo Morimoto, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Naoki Hasegawa, Manabu Ato, Satoshi Mitarai

No abstract available

Keywords: Japan; NTM; bacteria; epidemiology; incidence rate; nationwide survey; nontuberculous mycobacteria; respiratory infections; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Incidence
Japan / epidemiology
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / epidemiology*
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
Population Surveillance
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology*