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. 2026 Jul 13;16:1872833. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1872833

Table 3.

NTM species distribution and clinical phenotypes.

Species n (%) Neoplastic/polypoid morphology Bone destruction Improved/cured
M. colombiense 7(24.1) 7 (100) 6 (85.7) 6 (85.7)
M. avium 6(20.7) 5 (83.3) 1(16.7) 6(100)
M. intracellulare 5(17.2) 2 (40.0) 2 (40.0) 5 (100)
M. avium complex 2 (6.9) 2(100) 2(100) 2(100)
M. abscessus 2(6.9) 2 (100) 1 (50.0) 2 (100)
M. kansasii 1 (3.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100)
M. chelonae 1 (3.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100)
M. florentinum 1 (3.4) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (100)
Not specified 6 (20.7) 3 (50.0) 2 (33.3) 4 (66.7)
Total 29(100) 25 (86.2) 11(37.9) 24 (82.8)

Data are presented as n (%). Comparisons across species were performed using Fisher’s exact test.