Table 2.
Demographic data of some patients infected with slowly growing mycobacteria.
| Characteristics | Identification by dnaK |
|
|---|---|---|
|
M. kansasii No. of strains (%) |
M. simiae No. of strains (%) |
|
| Age | ||
| 20–39 | 5 (16 %) | 2 (22 %) |
| 40–59 | 13 (41 %) | 5 (55 %) |
| ≥60 | 13 (41 %) | 2 (22 %) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 7 (22 %) | 2 (22 %) |
| Male | 24 (77 %) | 7 (77 %) |
| Previous medical history | ||
| Treated tuberculosis | 3 (9 %) | 1 (11 %) |
| *HIV infection | 6 (9 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Open heart surgery | 2 (6 %) | 0 (0%) |
| COPD | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Immunocompromised | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Renal failure | 2 (6 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Diabetic | 2 (6 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Smoking | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Sarcoma | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Pemphigus Vulgaris | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Normal | 11 (35%) | 8 (88 %) |
| Main symptoms | ||
| Fever | 10 (32 %) | 7 (77 %) |
| Fever, cough | 10 (32 %) | 2 (22 %) |
| Fever, inflammation and tenderness in joint | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Productive cough, fever, body weight loss | 3 (9 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Productive cough | 2 (6 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Local pain, small pale nodule | 2 (6 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Productive cough, chest wall pain & weight loss | 1 (3 %) | 0 (0%) |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Local abscess and discharge | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) |
* HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.