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Increasing trend of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a Croatian hospital, 2012–2019

We demonstrated an increasing trend of NTM isolation rate as well as the proportion rate of NTM among M. tuberculosis/NTM positive specimens from 2012 to 2019 at the largest Croatian hospital. The most common NTM species, Mycobacterium avium complex, was confirmed and the increase in NTM was shown to be largely due to M. avium. Differences in comparison to Croatian national data, can be explained by the specific patient population treated at our hospital. When analysing NTM epidemiology data, different geographical areas and different clinical settings should be included in future surveillance.

nontuberculous m ycobacteria, epidemiology

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