Table 2 Demographic variables by mycobacterial species
From: Nontuberculous mycobacterial skin and soft tissue infection in Hawaiʻi
Demographic variable | M. abscessus (n = 23), Mean ± SD/Freq (%) | M. chelonae (n = 6), Mean ± SD/Freq (%) | M. fortuitum (n = 12), Mean ± SD/Freq (%) | M. avium complex (n = 6), Mean ± SD/Freq (%) | M. marinum (n = 2), Mean ± SD/Freq (%) | Others (n = 1), Mean ± SD/Freq (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
Male | 9 (39) | 3 (50) | 7 (64) | 3 (50) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) |
Female | 14 (61) | 3 (50) | 4 (36) | 3 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) |
Infection age (years) | 60.65 ± 18.40 | 49.17 ± 20.80 | 34.00 ± 28.10 | 41.33 ± 33.00 | 42.50 ± 20.50 | 14.00 ± 17.00 |
Site of infection | ||||||
Upper extremity | 5 (22) | 2 (33) | 2 (18) | 3 (50) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) |
Lower extremity | 3 (13) | 1 (17) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) |
Head or neck | 6 (26) | 0 (0) | 3 (27) | 3 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Trunk | 9 (39) | 2 (33) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) |
Others | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Time from symptom onset to dx (days) | 59.7 ± 58.0 | 57.33 ± 42.5 | 85.91 ± 168.1 | 112.5 ± 111.6 | 1164.5 ± 806.8 | 66.5 ± 82.7 |