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Volume 32, Number 3—March 2026

Research Letter

Costs of Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Disease, Denmark, 2005–2017

Victor Naestholt DahlComments to Author , Andreas Arnholdt Pedersen, Michael Høffding Ibsen, Ole Hilberg, Anders Løkke, and Andreas Fløe
Author affiliation: Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (V.N. Dahl, A. Fløe); Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (A.A. Pedersen); University of Southern Denmark, Odense (A.A. Pedersen, O. Hilberg, A. Løkke); i2minds, Aarhus (M.H. Ibsen); Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark (M.H. Ibsen, O. Hilberg, A. Løkke)

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Cost ratios before and after extrapulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease diagnosis, Denmark, 2005–2017. A) Total direct healthcare costs; B) employment income; C) total public benefits. Ratios adjusted for Charlson comorbidity index and educational level; values above 1 (dotted horizontal line) indicate higher costs for cases than comparators. Solid center lines indicate average cost; shaded areas with borders indicate 95% CIs.

Figure 2. Cost ratios before and after extrapulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease diagnosis, Denmark, 2005–2017. A) Total direct healthcare costs; B) employment income; C) total public benefits. Ratios adjusted for Charlson comorbidity index and educational level; values above 1 (dotted horizontal line) indicate higher costs for cases than comparators. Solid center lines indicate average cost; shaded areas with borders indicate 95% CIs.

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