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Table 2 Clinical symptoms of NTM lung disease

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

Symptoms No. of isolates

MAB (n = 10)

MAV (n = 10)

MKA (n = 5)

MIN (n = 6)

MGO (n = 1)

Total87

Percent

Cough/Expectoration

8

9

5

45

1

68

78.2%

Hemoptysis

6

0

0

11

0

17

19.5%

Chest Congestion

1

0

0

7

0

8

9.2%

Shortness of breath

2

2

0

5

0

9

10.3%

Fever

1

5

3

15

0

24

27.6%

Total

18

16

8

83

1

126

 

Percent

14.3%

12.7%

6.3%

65.9%

0.8%

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