130147 20241125101153.0 doi 10.37201/req/019.2023 sideral 136469 ART-2023-136469 spa Herrero, Tina Analysis of the incidence and epidemiology of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in the health area III of Aragón 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Objectives. The main objective of our investigation was to know the incidence and epidemiology of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in our area and the prevalence of comorbidities in patients with MNT infection. As secondary objectives, we studied the distribution by species of MNT, the forms of disease and the type of sample used for its diagnosis. Material and methods. A retrospective study was carried out in which all the isolates of mycobacteria carried out by the microbiology laboratory of the Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa of Zaragoza during the period between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2018 were included. Results. A total of 533 mycobacteria were isolated, of which 295 (55.35%) were tuberculosis (MTB) and 238 (44.65%) were MNT. Of the whole MNT isolates, only 15.54% were considered clinically significant. Twenty-one species were identified being the most frequent: M. gordonae (26.89%), M. fortuitum (19.75%) and M. avium (16.39%). 32.72% of the MNT isolates were found in people over 70 years of age. Conclusions. We can confirm that the reported number of MNT isolates in our area is higher than in previous periods. MNT infection is more common in men and those older than 70 years. The epidemiology, especially the risk factors, of MNT disease is changing. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 1.9 2023 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY 231 / 354 = 0.653 2023 Q3 T2 MICROBIOLOGY 130 / 161 = 0.807 2023 Q4 T3 0.399 2023 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2023 Q3 Pharmacology 2023 Q3 Microbiology (medical) 2023 Q3 2.9 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Sanjoaquin, Maria Isabel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1436-4334 Lafuente, Miguel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8471-3224 Cabrera, Luisa Margarita Betrán, María Camón, Ana Maria 2007 265 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Métodos Estadísticos Área Estadís. Investig. Opera. 1007 610 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm. Area Medicina 36, 5 (2023), 492-497 Rev. esp. quimioter. Revista española de quimioterapia 0214-3429 301508 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130147/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2982355 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130147/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:130147 articulos driver 2024-11-22-12:08:05 ARTICLE