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AMERICAN PEDIATRICS HEALTHCARE &
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONGRESS
Pediatric Healthcare & Pediatric Infections 2017
Background:
The epidemiologic data of nontuberculous
mycobacterial (NTM) disease in children was limited. The
aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of NTM
disease in children of Korea.
Methods:
To investigate the prevalence of NTM disease
(A31), we did analyze the nationwide database (National
Health Insurance Corporation) which included the health-
care records of 48.1 million individuals between January 1,
2005 and December 31, 2014.
Results:
Prevalence of NTM disease in Korea showed an
increased trend between 2005 (825) and 2014 (11,917),
however pulmonary tuberculosis in Korea was decreased
between 2005 (139,934) and 2014 (75,509). In child age
groups, showing same patterns on NTM disease: under nine
years old, age group had increased in the following pattern;
72 (2005), 52 (2006), 59 (2007), 213 (2008), 35 (2009), 22
(2010), 31 (2011), 67 (2012), 91 (2013), and 138 (2014);
and the 10~19 years group had also increased 26 (2005), 28
(2006), 18 (2007), 20 (2008), 27 (2009), 37 (2010), 81 (2011),
59 (2012), 57 (2013), and 52 (2014). However, pulmonary
tuberculosis also showed a decreasing pattern in child age
groups: under nine years old age group had decreased
6,006 (2005), 4,940 (2006), 4,637 (2007), 3,805 (2008),
3,388 (2009), 2,227 2010), 1,954 (2011), 1,847 (2012),
1,315 (2013), and 836 (2014); 10~19 years group had also
decreased 6,913 (2005), 5,563 (2006), 5,445 (2007), 4,582
(2008), 4,657 (2009), 3,835 (2010), 3,682 (2011), 3,432
(2012), 2,649 (2013), and 2,136 (2014).
Conclusion:
Although this data have some limitations, the
prevalence of NTM disease in children showed increased
tendency, however prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis
was seen to have a decreased pattern. So, further study is
needed in future for better exploration in this field.
Speaker Biography
Gwang-Cheon Jang has completed his MD from Yonsei University and also completed
his PhD from Yonsie University. He then did his Post-doctoral studies from Harvard
University School of Medicine. He is the Director of Computation/Information
Committee, Korean Academy of Allergy and Respiratory Disease. He has published
more than 64 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an Editor-in-chief of
Medical Journal of NHIS.
e:
janggwangc@yuhs.acNon-tuberculous mycobacteria infection of childhood in Korea
Gwang Cheon Jang
Ilsan Hospital, South Korea