Open AccessContinued Upward Trend in Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation over 13 Years in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Korea
Author(s) -
Keun Jae Ahn,
Young Keun Kim,
Gyu Yel Hwang,
Hyunmi Cho,
Young Uh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.10.903
Subject(s) - isolation (microbiology) , tertiary care , medicine , tuberculosis , pediatrics , family medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology
Despite decreased prevalence of tuberculosis, the incidence of the diseases associated with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been increasing in South Korea and around the world. The present retrospective study was conducted to determine longitudinal changes in the epidemiology and distribution of NTM over 13 years at a tertiary care hospital in Korea.