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Socio-Economic and Environmental Factors Related to Spatial Differences in Human Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in the Czech Republic

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  • Helena Modrá

    (Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Tr. Generala Piky 7, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Vít Ulmann

    (Public Health Institute Ostrava, Partyzanske Nam. 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic)

  • Jan Caha

    (Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Tr. Generala Piky 7, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Dana Hübelová

    (Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Tr. Generala Piky 7, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Ondřej Konečný

    (Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Tr. Generala Piky 7, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Jana Svobodová

    (IFCOR Klinicke Laboratore Ltd., Vinicni 235, 615 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Ross Tim Weston

    (Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Science Dr, Bundoora, Melbourne VIC 3086, Australia)

  • Ivo Pavlík

    (Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Tr. Generala Piky 7, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental bacteria that can induce pulmonary and non-pulmonary diseases in susceptible persons. It is reported that the prevalence of NTM diseases is increasing in developed countries, but this differs by regions and countries. NTM species distribution and the rate of diseases caused by NTM vary widely in the historical territories of Moravia and Silesia (Czech Republic). This epidemiologic study of NTM diseases covers the period 2012–2018, reviews isolates obtained from patients with clinical disease and investigates correlations with related socio-economic and environmental factors. Individual NTM patients were included only once during the studied period and results were presented as incidence rate per year. The most frequently isolated NTM meeting the microbiological and clinical criteria in the study were the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, followed by Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium xenopi . A previously described endemic incidence of M. kansasii in the Karviná district and M. xenopi in the Ostrava district was also observed in this study. The incidence of NTM patients in the whole studied territory was 1.10/100,000 inhabitants (1.33/100,000 in men and 0.88/100,000 in women). The annual incidence of lymphadenitis in children (≤5 years of age) was 2.35/100,000 of the population of children during the 7 year period but increased in the year 2018 to 5.95/100,000. The rate of human tuberculosis in the studied area was 1.97/100,000 inhabitants. The incidence of NTM pulmonary diseases correlated with a lower socio-economic status ( r = 0.63) and a higher concentration of benzo[a]pyrene pollution in the air ( r = 0.64).

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  • Helena Modrá & Vít Ulmann & Jan Caha & Dana Hübelová & Ondřej Konečný & Jana Svobodová & Ross Tim Weston & Ivo Pavlík, 2019. "Socio-Economic and Environmental Factors Related to Spatial Differences in Human Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases in the Czech Republic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:20:p:3969-:d:277765
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