Volume 30, Number 8—August 2024
Research
Phylogeographic Analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii Isolates from Patients with M. kansasii Lung Disease in Industrialized City, Taiwan
Table
Demographics of included population in study of phylogeographic analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii isolates from patients with M. kansasii lung disease in industrialized city, Taiwan*
Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Total no. participants |
216 |
Mean age, y (SD) |
67.29 (17.59) |
Sex | |
F | 70 (32.4) |
M |
146 (67.6) |
Mean body mass index (SD) |
20.98 (4.14) |
Smoking status | |
Current smoker | 46 (21.3) |
Ex-smoker | 45 (20.8) |
Never smoked |
125 (57.9) |
Chest radiograph findings | |
Consolidation | 42 (20.1) |
Fibrocavitary disease | 37 (17.1) |
Fibrosis | 1 (0.5) |
Nodular bronchiectasis | 81 (38.8) |
Nodule | 3 (1.4) |
Other† | 52 (24.1) |
Prior tuberculosis | 52 (24.1) |
Chronic obstructive disease |
51 (23.6) |
Pulmonary disease | |
Bronchiectasis | 35 (16.2) |
Asthma | 19 (8.8) |
Pneumoconiosis | 4 (1.9) |
Lung cancer | 9 (4.2) |
Inhaled corticosteroid use |
19 (8.8) |
Residential water purification plant‡ | |
Baolai | 1 (0.5) |
Weng Park | 22 (10.2) |
Lingkou | 4 (1.9) |
Lujhu | 1 (0.5) |
Kaotan | 99 (45.8) |
Fongshan | 70 (32.4) |
Chengcinghu | 128 (59.3) |
Pingding | 84 (38.9) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. †Other patterns included mixtures of the aforementioned patterns. ‡Participant residences may be supplied by >1 water purification plant.
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