Mycobacterial Testing Trends, United States, 2009-2015 1

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 r...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 9; p. 2243
Main Authors:	Dean, Samantha G, Ricotta, Emily E, Fintzi, Jonathan, Lai, Yi Ling, Kadri, Sameer S, Olivier, Kenneth N, Zelazny, Adrian, Prevots, D Rebecca
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-2020
Subjects:	acid-fast bacilli epidemiology bacteria United States pulmonary disease NTM tuberculosis and other mycobacteria nontuberculous mycobacteria electronic health records acid-fast bacilli testing
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Summary:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6059