TY - JOUR AU - Dean, Samantha AU - Ricotta, Emily AU - Fintzi, Jonathan AU - Lai, Yi Ling AU - Kadri, Sameer AU - Olivier, Kenneth AU - Zelazny, Adrian AU - Prevots, D. Rebecca T1 - Mycobacterial Testing Trends, United States, 2009–2015 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 9 SP - 2243 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We studied 31 US healthcare facilities to characterize trends in mycobacterial testing. During 2009–2015, testing for acid-fast bacilli increased 3.2% annually, and prevalence of pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria increased 4.5% annually. These increases were highest for subpopulations at high risk of infection, including older women, Asians, and patients with concurrent conditions. KW - nontuberculous mycobacteria KW - pulmonary disease KW - epidemiology KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - bacteria KW - acid-fast bacilli KW - electronic health records KW - acid-fast bacilli testing KW - United States KW - NTM DO - 10.3201/eid2609.200749 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-0749_article ER - End of Reference