TABLE 4.

Agreement of results of sodium chloride tolerance test for rapidly growing mycobacteria with expected results for organisms tested at 35°C in ambient air, 35°C in 5% CO₂, and 30°C in ambient air^a

Organism	Expected result	No. of organisms	35°C ambient air			35°C CO2			30°C ambient air
			No. of tests pos	No. of tests neg	% Correct	No. of tests pos	No. of tests neg	% Correct	No. of tests pos	No. of tests neg	% Correct
M. fortuitum	Pos	1	1	0	100	1	0	100	1	0	100
M. peregrinum	Pos	1	1	0	100	1	0	100	1	0	100
M. chelonae	Neg	5	0	5	100	1	4	80	5	0	0
M. abscessusb	Pos	2	1	1	50	1	1	50	2	0	100
M. mucogenicum	Neg	1	0	1	100	0	1	100	0	1	100

^aExpected results are as defined by Kent and Kubica (3). LJ Salt from manufacturer 3 were used. The media were inoculated with a suspension equal to a 1 McFarland turbidity standard. pos, positive; neg, negative. 

^bIncludes an M. abscessus isolate which was salt tolerance test negative except at 30°C in ambient air.