Table 2 Conditions commonly associated with and/or predisposing to pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial (PNTM) infection among secondary diagnoses when PNTM infection is the primary hospital discharge diagnosis (n=3,102)

J40–J47

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

1,671

53.9

J43, J44

COPD and emphysema

1,297

41.8

J96

Respiratory failure

633

20.4

Z29.0

Isolation care

533

17.2

R64

Cachexia

341

11.0

F17

Nicotine dependence

334

10.8

J09–J18

Influenza and pneumonia

300

9.7

J47

Bronchiectasis

199

6.4

B37

Candidiasis

189

6.1

B20–B24

Human immunodeficiency virus

172

5.5

B96.2

Escherichia coli as a causative agent

150

4.8

R04.2

Haemoptysis

135

4.4

A15–A19

Tuberculosis

125

4.0

F10

Alcohol-related disorders

116

3.7

I27

Pulmonary heart diseases

116

3.7

D38

Airway or chest neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour

114

3.7

Z90.2

Acquired absence of (part of) lung

114

3.7

J84

Interstitial lung disease

112

3.6

U82.2

Resistance to one or more first-line antimycobacterial drugs

86

2.8

K21

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

85

2.7

J20–J22

Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis

81

2.6

B90

Sequelae of tuberculosis

80

2.6

J90–J91

Pleural effusion

78

2.5

J60–J65

Pneumoconioses

72

2.3

M05–M06

Rheumatoid arthritis

70

2.3

B96.5

Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a causative agent

68

2.2

K50–K52

Inflammatory bowel diseases

67

2.2

B44

Aspergillosis

56

1.8

Z94

Transplanted organ or tissue status

54

1.7

B95.6

Staphylococcus aureus as a causative agent

51

1.6

A31.1–A31.9

Other non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections

49

1.6

C34

Lung cancer

49

1.6

D80–D84

Primary immunodeficiencies

41

1.3