Cause of deaths: 223 cases of pulmonary M kansasii infection
| Cause of death | Number (%) of patients |
|---|---|
| *One case each for bleeding secondary to autoimmune thrombocytopenia, hepatitis C, candidiasis, subacute bacterial endocarditis, sarcoidosis, haemoptysis, and drug reaction. | |
| Coronary artery disease | 40 (18) |
| Bacterial pneumonia | 29 (13) |
| M kansasii | 24 (11) |
| COPD | 23 (10) |
| CA lung | 18 (8) |
| Other malignancies | 18 (8) |
| Congestive heart failure | 11 (5) |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 10 (4) |
| AIDS | 6 (3) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 6 (3) |
| Sepsis | 5 (2) |
| Bleeding peptic ulcer disease | 4 (2) |
| Trauma | 4 (2) |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 3 (1) |
| Disseminated aspergillosis | 2 (1) |
| Pancreatitis | 2 (1) |
| Miscellanous* | 7 (3) |
| Unknown | 11 (5) |