TABLE 2.

Tsukamurella species isolated from different clinical specimens and reported in the literature

Sources of specimens	Source or reference(s)	Tsukamurella species (no. of isolates)
Ophthalmologic specimens
Eye swab	24	T. tyrosinosolvens (2); T. pulmonis (1)
Corneal scraping	Present study	T. tyrosinosolvens (1); T. pulmonis (1)
Respiratory specimens
Sputum	9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27	T. paurometabola (3); T. pulmonis (4); T. tyrosinosolvens (3)
Necrotic lung tumor	25	T. inchonensis (1)
Blood specimens
Blood and catheter tip	8, 10, 17, 18	T. paurometabola (3); T. pulmonis (4); T. strandjordii (1); T. tyrosinosolvens (1)
Blood	3, 4, 6, 7, 19, 27	T. paurometabola (1); T. tyrosinosolvens (4); T. inchonensis (1); T. strandjordii (1)
Other specimens
Cerebrospinal fluid	15	T. paurometabola (1)
Pus from subcutaneous abscess	23	T. paurometabola (1)
Skin biopsy	5	T. paurometabola (1)