Volume 26, Number 3—March 2020
Research
Risk Factors for Complicated Lymphadenitis Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Children
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Figure 4. Correlation of NTM risk score and surrogate clinical outcome in a study of NTM lymphadenitis in children across 13 centers in Germany and Austria, 2010–2016. Scores represent 1 point each for skin discoloration, lymph node >2 cm, liquefication of lymph node on ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging, and >1 affected location. Outcome percentages calculated by Pearson correlation are dependent on the assigned score (r = 0.23, p = 0.036). NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria
1Current affiliation: Olga Children’s Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany.
2Current affiliation: Hospital Neuwerk, Mönchengladbach, Germany.
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