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Table 2 Clinical details of patients with M. abscessus isolates used for strain typing comparison

From: Mycobacterium abscessus isolated from municipal water - a potential source of human infection

 

n (%)

Age* Mean±SD

Gender M:F

       Species

   Lung

54 (73)

58.24±24.53

27:27

M. abscessus subs abscessus 34 (63%)

M. abscessus subs bolletii 20 (37%)

   Cutaneous/Soft Tissue Infection

11 (14.9)

49.18±14.49

5:6

M. abscessus subs abscessus 9 (81.8%)

M. abscessus subs bolletii 2 (18.2%)

   Invasive Device/Line

3 (4.1)

42.67±19.63

2:1

M. abscessus subs abscessus 3 (100%)

   Surgical Wound Infection

2 (2.7)

46.00±7.07

1:1

M. abscessus subs abscessus 1 (50%)

M. abscessus subs bolletii 1 (50%)

   Bloodstream Infection (Line Assoc)

1 (1.4)

47.00±19.86

1:0

M. abscessus subs abscessus 1 (100%)

   Injection Site

3 (4.1)

41.33±22.75

2:1

M. abscessus subs abscessus 3 (100%)

   Total

74 (100)

55.09±22.88

38:36

M. abscessus subs abscessus 51 (68.9%)

M. abscessus subs bolletii 23 (31.1%)