Table 1 Demographics and underlying conditions of the 48 patients with MTB BSI
Characteristic | Value (n = 48) |
|---|---|
Gender-n.(%) | |
Male | 25 (52) |
Female | 23 (48) |
Age—Year (Median, IQR) | 44 (26 ~ 57) |
Subgroup-year,n.(%) | |
18–65 | 41 (85) |
66–79 | 6 (13) |
80–99 | 1 (2) |
Immune suppression-n.(%) | 26 (54) |
HIV-infection | 2 |
On Steroids | 17 |
SLE | 7 |
SS | 2 |
RA | 2 |
DM | 2 |
MCTD | 1 |
Undifferentiated CTD | 2 |
Myasthenia gravis | 1 |
Diabetes mellitus | 3 |
Malignant tumor | 3 |
Renal transplantation | 1 |