Table 2. Sites of infection for 105 reported anti–TNF-α therapy–associated cases of NTM disease, US Food and Drug Administration MedWatch database, 1999–2006*.
Site | No. (%) cases |
---|---|
Pulmonary region | 59 (56) |
Skin or soft tissue | 27 (26) |
Bone or joint | 10 (9) |
Disseminated | 8 (8) |
Eye | 1 (1) |
*TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.