Comparative radiological features of disseminated disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis vs non-tuberculosismycobacteria among AIDS patients in Brazil

Table 2 Chest X-ray abnormalities in HIV-infected patients with disseminated mycobacterial disease

	All Patients¹ (n = 80)	MTB (n = 57)	NTM (n = 23)	P
Diffuse infiltrate	41 (51.3)	28 (49.1)	13 (56.5)	.72
Consolidation	30 (37.5)	21 (36.8)	9 (39.1)	.92
Pleural effusion	29 (36.3)	26 (45.6)	3 (13.0)	.001
Adenopathy	25 (31.3)	21 (36.8)	4 (17.4)	.15
Miliary infiltrate	16 (20.0)	16 (28.1)	0 (0.0)	.001
Atelectasis	3 (3.8)	2 (3.5)	1 (4.3)	.63
Cardiomegaly	3 (3.8)	2 (3.5)	1 (4.3)	.63
Cavitation	3 (3.8)	3 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	.63
Nodules	3 (3.8)	3 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	.63

Note. Data are no. (%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated. MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria.
¹ Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection.

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