From: Active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection at a comprehensive cancer center, 2006–2014
Characteristic | Without cancer diagnosis n = 20 (%) | With cancer diagnosis n = 32 (%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 53 (16–78) | 61 (33–85) | 0.016 |
Gender | |||
Male | 11 (55) | 25 (78) | 0.067 |
Female | 9 (45) | 7 (22) | |
Race | 0.213 | ||
White | 4 (20) | 9 (28) | |
Black | 0 | 5 (16) | |
Hispanic | 5 (25) | 5 (16) | |
Asian | 11 (55) | 13 (40) | |
Underlying conditions | |||
Solid Tumor | _ | 18 (56) | |
Leukemia | _ | 6 (19) | |
Lymphoma | _ | 2 (6) | |
Hematopoetic cell transplantation | _ | 6 (19) | |
Suspicion for cancer | 17 (85%) | _ | |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus | 1 (5%) | _ | |
Psoriasis | 1 (5%) | _ | |
Healthcare worker | 1 (5%) | _ | |
Cancer Status | |||
Active disease | _ | 16 (50) | |
Complete remission | _ | 15 (47) | |
Partial remission | _ | 1 (3) | |
Corticosteroid use | 3 (15) | 7 (22) | 0.541 |
Chemotherapy/Immunosuppressants | 1 (5)a | 19 (59) | |
Endemic region for Tuberculosis | 14 (70) | 15 (47) | 0.15 |
History of exposure to Tuberculosis | 0.47 | ||
Yes | 8 (40) | 10 (31) | |
Probable | 3 (15) | 3 (9) | |
Previous treatment of latent Tuberculosis | |||
3d | 3e | ||
Site of infection | 0.84 | ||
Pulmonary | 12 (60) | 20 (60) | |
Extrapulmonary | 5 (25) | 5 (16) | |
Lymph nodes | 3 (15) | 4 (13) | |
Peritoneum | 1 (5) | _ | |
Bones and joints | 1 (5) | _ | |
Otherb | _ | 1 (5) | |
Disseminated | 3 (15) | 7 (22) | |
Radiologic findingsc | |||
Cavitary | 5 (25) | 6 (19) | 0.591 |
Nodular | 9 (45) | 15 (47) | 0.895 |
Death | 0 | 11 (34) | 0.0036 |
Attributed to Tuberculosis | 0 | 3 (27) | 0.276 |