Table 6.
Results of meta-analysis of thoracic imaging manifestations in positive NTM isolates from patients with HIV/AIDS
| Heterogeneity |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thoracic imaging manifestations
|
Pooled estimate (95%CI)
|
Number of studies
|
P-value
|
I2, %
|
Event/total
|
| Distribution of lesions |
|
|
|
|
|
| Single lung involvement |
12.8 (5.1-22.8) |
7 |
<0.001 |
75.2 |
45/297 |
| Bilateral lung involvement |
83.8 (70.7-93.9) |
7 |
<0.001 |
83.4 |
240/297 |
| No abnormalities |
8.7 (0.0-26.0) |
10 |
<0.001 |
95.3 |
85/446 |
| Changes in lesion morphology and density |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patchy shadows
|
42.9 (26.8-58.9) |
8 |
<0.001 |
91.8 |
155/371 |
|
Nodules
|
40.6 (27.7-53.5) |
10 |
<0.001 |
89.6 |
157/470 |
|
Millet shadow
|
4.6 (0.4-11.9) |
8 |
<0.001 |
83.5 |
23/387 |
|
Cavitary lesion
|
13.0 (5.0-23.4) |
14 |
<0.001 |
89.5 |
110/602 |
|
Stripe shadow
|
60.3 (41.9-77.4) |
6 |
<0.001 |
88.7 |
144/291 |
|
Ground glass opacity
|
33.4 (15.8-51.0) |
4 |
0.001 |
81.9 |
46/161 |
|
Bronchiectasis
|
38.6 (27.7-49.5) |
6 |
0.034 |
58.6 |
84/219 |
| Accompanying signs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thoracic lymph node enlargement
|
49.5 (25.8-73.3) |
9 |
<0.001 |
94.5 |
148/346 |
|
Abdominal lymph node enlargement
|
26.4 (9.1-43.7) |
3 |
0.002 |
84.2 |
45/150 |
|
Hydropericardium
|
11.2 (7.0-15.4) |
5 |
0.357 |
8.7 |
27/213 |
|
Hydrothorax
|
12.2 (4.7-22.2) |
10 |
<0.001 |
86.1 |
59/441 |
| Pleural thickening | 14.9 (8.1-21.7) | 7 | 0.022 | 59.4 | 48/290 |
CI – confidence interval