Volume 17, Number 3—March 2011
Synopsis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Respiratory Tract Infections, Eastern Asia
Sami Simons
, Jakko van Ingen, Po-Ren Hsueh, Nguyen Van Hung, P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Martin J. Boeree, and Dick van Soolingen
, Jakko van Ingen, Po-Ren Hsueh, Nguyen Van Hung, P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Martin J. Boeree, and Dick van SoolingenTable 3
Clinical and radiographic characteristics for patients with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in Asia, 1971–2007*
| Characteristic | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Concurrent conditions, n = 689 | |
| Malignancy, hematologic or solid | 79 (11) |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 40 (6) |
| HIV infection, n = 280 tested | 15 (5) |
| Chronic corticosteroid treatment | 18 (3) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 18 (3) |
| Renal disease |
13 (2) |
| Previous lung disease, n = 689 | |
| Tuberculosis | 252 (37) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 62 (9) |
| Bronchiectasis |
47 (7) |
| Clinical signs, n = 268 | |
| Chronic cough | 255 (95) |
| Hemoptysis | 82 (31) |
| Fever | 47 (18) |
| Weight loss |
40 (15) |
| Radiographic findings, n = 1,044 | |
| Cavitation | 405 (39) |
| Nodular | 559 (54) |
| Bronchiectasis | 461 (44) |
