IGRAs result according to patients’ age_
| Age (years) | ≤ 24 | 25–44 | 45–59 | ≥ 60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGRAs (+) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (14%) | 3 |
| IGRAs (−) | 0 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 36 |
| Total | 0 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
IGRAs results according to the NTM species_
| Species | IGRA (+) | IGRA (−) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. kansasii | 2 (22%) | 7 | 9 |
| M. avium | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| M. gordonae | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| M. chimaera | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| M. xenopi | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| M. fortuitum | 1 (33%) | 2 | 3 |
| M. szulgai | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M. abscessus | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M. mucogenicum | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M. smegmatis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 (8%) | 36 | 39 |
The IGRAs results according to radiologic signs of past tuberculosis_
| Chest CT | IGRA (+) | IGRA (−) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Past tb signs | 3 (18%) | 14 (82%) | 17 |
| No past tb signs | 0 (0%) | 22 | 22 |
| Total | 3 | 36 | 39 |
Characteristics of the population of patients, from whom NTM was isolated from respiratory specimens_
| Sex | No of pts | Age Median (range) | BMI Median (range) | Number of patients with certain coexisting disease | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPD | ILD or GPA | CTD | CF | Npl | Others* | ||||
| Males | 16 | 58.5 (28–75) | 24.9 (19.5–38.9) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Females | 23 | 62 (29–85) | 23.8 (16.2–37.3) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 39 | 61 (27–85) | 24.3 (15–38.9) | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 |