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.
- Ringshausen, F. C.
- Wagner, D.
- de Roux, A.
- Diel, R.
- Hohmann, D.
- Hickstein, L.
- Welte, T.
- Rademacher, J.
Keywords
- Adult
- Comorbidity
- Female
- Germany/epidemiology
- History, 21st Century
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/*epidemiology/history/*microbiology
- *Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/*epidemiology/history/*microbiology
- Population Surveillance
- Prevalence
- Sex Factors
- Young Adult
- *Atypical mycobacterial infection
- *copd
- *Germany
- *Mycobacterium avium complex
- *ntm-pd
- *bronchiectasis
- *chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- *cystic fibrosis
- *international classification of diseases
- *pulmonary
- *respiratory infections
- *tuberculosis
