TABLE 2.
Distribution of age and infection types of 441 nocardiosis cases in China
| Infection type | ≤14 | 15 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | ≥65 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary infection | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 109 | 165 | 361 |
| Skin and soft tissue infection | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 50 |
| Bloodstream infection | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Eye infection | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Central nervous system infection | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Bone-joint infection | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Pleural effusion | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Liver abscess | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 76 | 130 | 194 | 441 |