From: Inventory study of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the European Union
Specimen type | Number of specimen positive for NTM |
---|---|
Sputum | 2,839 |
Other pulmonary | 1,160 |
Bronchial aspirate | 191 |
Urine | 117 |
Biopsy | 74 |
Blood | 47 |
Stool | 45 |
Other body fluid | 28 |
Gastric lavage | 22 |
Lymph node aspiration | 20 |
Pleural fluid | 14 |
Cutis | 8 |
Cerebrospinal fluid | 3 |
Not specified | 2,276 |