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Table 1 Radiographic characteristics of different NTM species infection

From: Characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in Nanjing district of China

Presentations/No. of isolates

MAB (n = 10)

MAV (n = 10)

MKA (n = 5)

MIN (n = 61)

MGO (n = 1)

Total87

Percent

Bronchiectasis

7

2

4

20

1

34

39.1%

Pulmonary Cavity

6

2

2

23

0

33

37.9%

Single cavity

0

0

0

3

0

3

3.45%

Multiple cavities

6

2

2

20

0

30

34.48%

Thick-walled cavity

0

0

0

1

0

1

1.15%

Thin-walled cavity

6

2

2

22

0

32

36.78%

Nodule

5

4

2

22

0

33

37.9%

Lymphadenovarix

2

2

0

12

0

16

18.3%

Pleural/Pericardial Effusion

0

2

0

5

0

7

8.0%

Destroyed lungs

0

0

0

3

0

3

3.4%

Pneumothorax

0

0

1

1

0

2

2.3%

Total Percent

32 16.5%

16 8.2%

13 6.7%

132 68%

1 0.5%

194

 
  1. MAB M. chelonae ss. abscessus and M. chelonae complex, MAV M. avium, MKA M. kansasii, MIN M. intracellulare, MGO M. gordonae