Table 3 Clinical presentation, comorbidities and risk factors in patients with CNS NTM infection
Clinical features | Number of patients (N = 112) |
|---|---|
Fever | 66 (58.9%) |
Headache/vomiting | 40 (35.7%) |
AMS (altered mental status) | 33 (29.5%) |
Focal neurological deficit | 25 (22.3%) |
Seizure | 15 (13.4%) |
Immunocompromised conditions/Comorbidities/Risk factors | |
HIV | 38 (33.9%) |
Neurosurgical hardware | 25 (22.3%) |
Corticosteroids | 8 (7.1%) |
Malignancy | 6 (5.4%) |
Mastoiditis/Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) | 4 (3.6%) |
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) | 4 (3.6%) |
Diabetes | 3 (2.7%) |
None | 26 (23.2%) |