TY - JOUR AU - Marras, Theodore AU - Mendelson, David AU - Marchand-Austin, Alex AU - May, Kevin AU - Jamieson, Frances T1 - Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease, Ontario, Canada, 1998–2010 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2013 VL - 19 IS - 11 SP - 1889 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We measured the prevalence and temporal trends of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease among residents of Ontario, Canada, during 1998–2010. Five-year prevalence increased from 29.3 cases/100,000 persons in 1998–2002 to 41.3/100,000 in 2006–2010 (p<0.0001). Improved laboratory methods did not explain this increase, suggesting a surge in disease prevalence. KW - atypical mycobacteria KW - atypical Mycobacterium KW - epidemiology KW - Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare KW - Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex KW - mycobacterium intracellulare KW - nontuberculous Mycobacterium KW - Canada KW - Ontario KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid1911.130737 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/11/13-0737_article ER - End of Reference