Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with NTM skin and soft tissue infections
From: Nontuberculous mycobacterial skin and soft tissue infection in Hawaiʻi
Demographic variables (n = 50) | Mean ± SD/Freq (%) |
|---|---|
Infection age (years) | 48.50 ± 25.60 |
Sex | |
Female | 25 (50) |
Male | 25 (50) |
Race | |
White | 14 (28) |
Asian | 24 (48) |
NHOPI | 8 (16) |
Black | 2 (4.0) |
Other | 2 (4.0) |
Underlying comorbidities | |
Diabetes mellitus | 10 (20.0) |
Malignant neoplasm | 10 (20.0) |
Chronic hepatic disease | 1 (2.0) |
Rheumatic disease | 6 (12.0) |
HIV/AIDS | 2 (4.0) |
Chronic kidney disease | 7 (14.0) |
Immunosuppresive treatment | 2 (4.0) |
Corticosteroid treatment | 11 (22.0) |
COPD | 2 (4.0) |
Dialysis | 6 (12.0) |
Organ transplant | 1 (1.4) |
Prior chemotherapy | 6 (8.6) |
Medical/surgical procedure | 23 (45) |
Prior skin trauma | 15 (50) |
Site of infection | |
Upper extremity | 14 (28.0) |
Lower extremity | 8 (16.0) |
Head or neck | 12 (24.0) |
Trunk | 15 (30.0) |
Others | 1 (2.0) |
Time to diagnosis (days) | 115.96 ± 263.14 |
Interval between illness onset and diagnosis | |
< 7 days | 2 (4.0) |
7 days–1 month | 17 (34.0) |
1–2 months | 13 (26.0) |
2–3 months | 4 (8.0) |
> 3 months | 14 (28.0) |