Table 2 Mycobacterial species isolated from 84 patients with NTM lung disease
The number of patients with isolation of single species | 64/84 | (76.2%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mycobacterium avium complex | 47 | (60.0%) | |
M. avium | 27 | (32.1%) | |
M. intracellulare | 18 | (21.4%) | |
Mixed | 2 | ( 2.4%) | |
M. abscessus complex | 11 | (13.1%) | |
M. abscessus | 7 | ( 8.3%) | |
M. massiliense | 2 | ( 2.4%) | |
Mixed | 2 | ( 2.4%) | |
M. chimaera | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. kansasii | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. fortuitum complex | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. lentiflavum | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. senegalense or conceptionense | 1 | (1.2%) | |
Unidentified | 1 | (1.2%) | |
The number of patients with isolation of multiple species | 20/84 | (23.8%) | |
M. avium complex and others | 6 | (7.1%) | |
M. avium and M. chelonae | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. avium and M. chimaera | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. avium and M. fortiutum | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. avium and M. fortiutum and M. kansasii | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. intracellulare and M. chitae | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. intracellulare and M. fortuitum | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. abscessus complex and others | 5 | (6.0%) | |
M. abscessus and M. chelonae | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. abscessus and M. conceptionense | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. abscessus and M. bolletii | 2 | (2.4%) | |
M. bolletii and M. lentiflavum | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. avium complex and M. abscessus complex | 7 | (8.3%) | |
M. avium and M. absecessus | 4 | (4.8%) | |
M. avium and M. massilience | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. avium and M. intracelullare and M. abscessus | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. avium and M. absecessus and M. massiliense | 1 | (1.2%) | |
Others | 2 | (2.4%) | |
M. chimaera and M. peregrinum | 1 | (1.2%) | |
M. gordonae and M. kyorinense | 1 | (1.2%) | |