Incidence of pulmonary disease caused by mycobacteria other than tuberculosis in British Columbia.

Context: The incidence of pulmonary disease due to mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (TB) in Canada has not been documented.

Objective: To determine the incidence of pulmonary disease due to mycobacteria in the nonimmunocompromised population of British Columbia.

Design: A retrospective cohort study of 110 cases of mycobacteria infection other than TB identified from 1991 to 1995.