Epidemiology

Physics

Internal medicine

Pathology

Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium avium complex

Population

Incidence (geometry)

Optics

Immunology

Mycobacterium

Medicine

Environmental health

Emerging infectious diseases

The prevalence and incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections increased in South Korea from 2007 to 2016. Annual prevalence of NTM infection increased to 39.6 cases/100,000 population in 2016 and annual incidence to 19.0 cases/100,000 population. Overall prevalence for the study period was higher in the elderly, in females, and in cities.

Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection, South Korea, 2007–2016