An evaluation of methods for the isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from patients with cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and patients assessed for lung transplantation

Table 1 Summary of basic patient demographics and types of sample included in the study

	All	Cystic Fibrosis	Bronchiectasis	Other lung diseases*
No. of patients	676	279	239	158
Assessed for lung Tx	218	66	8	144
Post lung Tx	29	14	1	14
Mean age (years)	47	28	63	56
Age range (years)	2–91	2–77	9–91	13–72
% Male	48	52	38	56
% Female	52	48	62	44
No. of samples	1002	405	323	274
Sputum	969	401	312	256
BAL	22	3	4	15
Bronchial secretions	10	0	7	3
Tracheal aspirate	1	1	0	0
*Patients (n = 158) with other lung diseases included those with the following conditions:
			n
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease			51
Unspecified interstitial lung disease			28
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis			25
Fibrotic lung disease			22
Pulmonary hypertension			6
Sarcoidosis			6
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia			5
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis			4
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)			4
Complex congenital lung disease			1
Graft versus host disease			1
Histiocytosis X			1
Langerhans cell histiocytosis			1
Obliterative bronchiolitis			1
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE)			1
Progressive rheumatoid associated lung disease			1

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