RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bacteriologically confirmed non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis in south east England: a recent increase in the number of cases.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 516
OP 517
DO 10.1136/adc.72.6.516
VO 72
IS 6
A1 J M Grange
A1 M D Yates
A1 A Pozniak
YR 1995
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/72/6/516.abstract
AB The annual numbers of cases of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis in south east England has increased over the period 1973 to 1993, most notably during the last few years. The most frequent cause is the Mycobacterium avium complex, followed by M malmoense. The reason for the increase is unknown but it could be due to an increased awareness in mycobacterial disease, an external factor such as pollution, or both.