Figure 4. Speciation methodology used for identifying the species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria.

RNTCP (NTEP): Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme); MPT-64 ICT: mpt64 antigen immunochromatographic test; MTBC: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NTM: non-tuberculous mycobacteria; ATS/IDSA: American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America; MALDI TOF MS: matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry; LPA: Line probe assay