Table 4. Clinical and epidemiological studies about nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in Brazil.
| Author | Brazilian state | Period | Patient, n | Male gender, % | Mean age, years | Predominant species | Met the criteria for NTMLDa,b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matos et al.(23) | Bahia | 1998-2003 | 19 | 68.4 | 48.8 | M. chelonae/M. abscessus/MAC/M. kansasii | 14 (74.4) |
| Fusco da Costa et al.(25) | Pará | 2010-2011 | 38 | 27.6 | 52 | M. massiliense/M. avium/M. intracellulare | 29 (76.3) |
| Lima et al.(24) | Rondônia | 2008-2010 | 45 | 64.5 | 50 | M. abscessus/M. avium/M. fortuitum | 19 (46.7) |
| de Mello et al.(17) | Rio de Janeiro | 1993-2011 | 174 | 72.1 | 55 | M. kansasii/MAC/M. abscessus | 101 (58) |
| Present study | Rio Grande do Sul | 2003-2013 | 100 | 51.0 | 54.6 | MAC/ M. kansasii/M. abscessus | 74 (74.0) |
NTMLD: nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease; and MAC: Mycobacterium avium complex.
a
Values expressed as n (%). bIn accordance with Griffith et al.(11)