Table 5.
Number and percent of MTBC and NTM recovered on solid media in greater than 6 weeks
| Organism and system used (no. of specimens) | No. (%) of specimens detected in indicated media at: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| >6 wk (solid) | ≤6 wk (broth) | >6 wka | |
| MTBC (466) | |||
| MGIT (378) | 9 (2.4) | 7 (1.8) | 2b (0.5) |
| BacT/Alert (88) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
| Total MTBC | 11 (2.3) | 8 (1.7) | 3 (0.6) |
| NTM (1,064) | |||
| M. avium (594) | |||
| MGIT (216) | 15 (6.9) | 11 (5.1) | 4b (1.9) |
| BacT/Alert (378) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 |
| Other mycobacteria (470) | |||
| MGIT (300) | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.0) | 0 |
| BacT/Alert (170) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total NTM | 19 (1.8) | 15 (1.4) | 4 (0.1) |
a
Data represent specimens not detected in broth.
b
Data are from site B.