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. 2011 Dec;49(12):4231–4238. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05122-11

Table 2.

Patient demographics including mycobacterial therapy and environmental isolates of M. porcinum from UTMB (September 2005 through September 2010)a

Patient Isolate, MF no. Age (yr) Sex Source (no. of positive cultures/no. tested) Date of collectionb PFGE pattern
Underlying disease or condition Antimycobacterial treatment
XbaI AseI
Pulmonary
    1 2817 58 M Sputum (2/3) 1/1/07 B3 B2 COPD (no CT) None
    2 2763 42 F Sputum (3/3) 7/4/06 A A COPD, HIV infection, hemoptysis, multiple lung nodules (CT, 7/14/10) DOX + CLA × 4 mo, CIP × 2 mo
    3 3112 56 F Sputum (1/1) 10/22/08 A A2 Perihilar infiltrate (no CT) None
    4 2987 47 M Sputum (2/3) 1/24/08 B3 B Necrotizing MRSA pneumonia, porphyria cutanea tarda, no bronchiectasis, no nodules (CT, 1/21/08) Levo × 2 wk, SXT × 2 wk
    5 3054 70 M Sputum (2/3 6/23/08 B3 B COPD, lung cancer (CT, 6/20/08 None
    6 2983 32 M Bronchoalveolar lavage (2/4) 12/14/07 B4 B2 Hypogammaglobulinemia, necrotizing pneumonia, multiple lung nodules (CT, 12/13/07) None
    7 3075 64 F Sputum (2/3) 7/7/08 B3 B Multiple lung nodules, AIDS, disseminated MAC (CT, 7/21/08) None
    8 2629 75 F Sputum (2/2) 10/17/05 A A3 COPD, necrotizing pneumonia; bilateral upper lobe cavities; multiple small nodules (stable) (CT, 9/6/05) CIP + SXT × 2 wk, CIP × 9 mo
    9 3084 67 F Sputum (2/2) 8/6/08 B3 B2 Lung cancer, postobstruction pneumonia, no nodules or bronchiectasis (CT, 7/17/08) AMI + FOX + DOX × 14 days/DOX + CLA
    10 2672, #1 58 M Sputum 1/31/06 A A4 AIDS, hazy infiltrates, mediastinal lymphadenitis, no nodules or bronchiectasis (CT, 3/03/06) CIP + CLA × 6 mo
    10 2672, #2 Sputum (4/6) 3/15/06 A2 A2
    11 2989 60 F Sputum (1/4) 1/11/08 A3 A2 Rheumatoid arthritis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia (CT, 1/12/08) SXT + MIN × 10 days
    12 2602, #2 81 F Sputum (2/2) 7/18/08 A5 A5 Bronchiectasis, multiple lung nodules, chronic Pseudomonas (CT, 8/08/08) CIP × 9 mo, CLA + CIP × 2 mo
    13 2977 53 M Sputum (1/1) 11/27/07 B3 B AIDS, pneumonia, no nodules or bronchiectasis (CT, 11/27/07) Levo × 7 days, SXT × 21 days
    14 2978 55 M Sputum (6/7) 1/1/08 B3 B Pulmonary embolus; LLL pneumonia, bronchiectasis, bullous emphysema (CT, 12/31/07) CIP + CLA + SXT (unknown duration)
    15 3449 79 M Sputum (1/3) 5/24/10 A B3 Hemoptysis, metastatic adenocarcinoma of lung, no nodules or bronchiectasis (CT, 5/22/10) None
    16 3452 50 M Sputum (1/4) 6/12/10 A B3 Staphylococcal pneumonia, bilateral pleura effusions, diabetes (CT, 6/11/10) Vancomycin (5 days), oral DOX (4 wk)
    17 3460 41 M Sputum (4/4) 8/4/10 A B3 Pneumococcal, necrotizing pneumonia, loculated lung abscess, empyema (CT, 8/4/10) Levo (2 wk), metronidazole (2 wk), vancomycin (4 days)
    17 3469 8/5/10 A B3
    17 3470 8/6/10 A B3
    17 3471 8/8/10 A5 A2
Extrapulmonary
    18 2612, #1 17 F Spinal wound 10/28/05 C C Thoracolumbar scoliosis, Harrington rods inserted (UTMB 7/05); postoperative spinal epidural abscesses Removal of hardware, SXT (unknown duration)
    18 2612, #2 20 F Paraspinal tissue 12/16/07 C C Same as above Surgical debridement (unknown duration)
    19 2875 38 F Port exit site 5/9/07 A A3 Port infection; cancer, chemotherapy, UTMB hospitalization 1 mo earlier Port removal
    20 3082 33 M Neck fluid 8/1/08 D D HIV infection, neck abscess Abscess drainage
    21 3036 35 F Blood, catheter tip 5/24/08 B4 B3 Sickle cell disease, port infection; UTMB hospitalization, 2 mo earlier Port removal, CIP + SXT + CLA × 1 mo
    22 2721 36 F Breast fluid 5/25/06 A6 A Breast abscess Drainage
    23 3019 58 F Peritoneal fluid 3/21/08 B3 B Hepatocellular cancer, gastric perforation with polymicrobial peritonitis Peritoneal fluid drainage
    24 3451 63 M Finger nodule 3/18/10 A A Biopsy had granulomatous inflammation, AFB smear positive Excision
Environmental
3130 Hospital water 10/30/08 A A
3131 Hospital water 10/30/08 A A2
3132 Hospital ice machine 10/30/08 A3 B
3128 Hospital water 10/31/08 A2 A2
3129 Hospital water 10/28/08 A2 A
3546 Household 1 02/11 A A
3547 Household 1 02/11 U U
3548 Household 2 02/11 A A
3549 Household 3 02/11 A A
3550 Household 5 02/11 U U
a

CIP, ciprofloxacin; SXT, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; MAC, M. avium complex; MIN, minocycline; Levo, levofloxacin; DOX, doxycycline; FOX, cefoxitin; CLA, clarithromycin; AMI, amikacin; LLL, lower left lobe; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

b

Dates are expressed as month/day/year. See also the dates for CT analyses in column 9.