Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study patients (n = 21).
From: Single-cell transcriptomics by clinical course of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Age, years | 60.0 (51.5–68.0) |
Sex, FEMALE | 17 (81) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 21.0 (20.4–22.6) |
Never smoker | 17 (81) |
Underlying disease | |
Previous pulmonary tuberculosis | 3 (14) |
Obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma | 0 (0) |
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis | 1 (5) |
Bronchiectasis | 20 (95) |
Sputum acid-fast bacilli smear positivity | 5 (24) |
Etiology | |
M. avium | 12 (57) |
M. intracellulare | 8 (38) |
M. avium and M. intracellulare mixed infection | 1 (5) |
Radiological form of MAC-PD | |
Nodular bronchiectatic form | 20 (95) |
Fibrocavitary form | 1 (5) |
Patient group according to disease progression | |
Group A, Spontaneous conversion | 5 (24) |
Group B, Stable disease | 7 (33) |
Group C, Progressive disease | 9 (43) |
Subgroup C-1, favorable response | 3 (33) |
Subgroup C-2, unfavorable response | 3 (33) |
Subgroup C-x, unclassified | 3 (33) |
