Increasing nontuberculous mycobacteria reporting rates and species diversity identified in clinical laboratory reports.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental microorganisms that can affect human health. A 2009-2010 occurrence survey of NTM in potable tap water samples indicated an increased recovery rate for many clinically significant species such as M. avium (30%) and M. abscessus (12%). To determine if these trends by species were mirrored in human infections, isolation rates of NTM species identified in clinical laboratory reports from four states were evaluated.

Method

Clinical laboratory reports from the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin Health Departments were used to investigate the species of NTM isolated from human specimens in 2014. The NTM positive specimen reports were tabulated for each species and complex/group. The number of reports by month w

SUBMITTER: Donohue MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5891905 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature