Table 1. Characteristics of 148 patients with acid-fast bacilli in biologic specimens*.
| Age, y | |
|---|---|
| Median (range) | 34 (3–88) |
| Mean | 39.3 |
| Sex, no. (%) | |
| Male | 105 (70.9) |
| Female | 43 (29.1) |
| Type of patient, no. (%) | |
| Infectious diseases | 124 (83.8) |
| Pneumology | 10 (6.8) |
| Internal medicine | 10 (6.8) |
| Other | 4 (2.7) |
| HIV status, no. (%) | |
| Negative | 52 (35.1) |
| Positive | 96 (64.9) |
| CD4+ cell count/μL† | |
| Median | 47.5 |
| Mean (range) | 105 (1–589) |
| Previous tuberculosis, no. (%) | 20 (13.5) |
| Previous MAC infection, no. (%) |
10 (6.8) |
| No tuberculosis or MAC infection, no. (%) | 118 (79.7) |
*MAC, Mycobacterium avium complex. †Data available for 90 of 96 HIV-infected patients.