Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008
Research
Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections among Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Israel
Isaac Levy*1, Galia Grisaru-Soen*12, Liat Lerner-Geva†, Eitan Kerem‡, Hana Blau§, Lea Bentur¶, Micha Aviram#, Joseph Rivlin**, Elie Picard††, Anita Lavy‡‡, Yakov Yahav*, and Galia Rahav*
Table 1
Number of patients in all medical centers and their reasons for exclusion from study
| Center | Total no. patients | Absence of mycobacterial culture (%) | Age <5 y | Other causes* | No. patients included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 134 | 36 (27) | 5 | 11 | 82 |
| B | 82 | 74 (90) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 75 | 28 (37) | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| D | 71 | 14 (20) | 14 | 1 | 42 |
| E | 60 | 26 (43) | 14 | 2 | 18 |
| F | 31 | 17 (55) | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| G | 15 | 8 (54) | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 468 | 203 (72) | 59 (21%) | 20 (7%) | 186 |
*Other causes, lung transplantation, immunosuppressive therapy, dropped from follow-up.
