Pulmonary Infections with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Catalonia, Spain, 1994–2014

Abstract

In Spain, systematic reporting of pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria is not mandatory. Therefore, to determine trends, we retrospectively identified cases for January 1994–December 2014 in Catalonia. Over the 21 years, prevalence increased and was associated with being male. Mycobacterium avium complex and M. abscessus prevalence increased; M. kansasii prevalence decreased.

Keywords

• nontuberculous mycobacteria
• pulmonary infections
• prevalence
• tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
• Catalonia
• Spain