TABLE 3.

Comparison of Mycobacterium Species by Year of Diagnosis for 38 Patients With Cutaneous Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection

Mycobacterium species	Year of diagnosis, No. (%)		P value
	1980–1999 (n = 14)	2000–2009 (n = 24)
By name			.03
Mycobacterium marinum	9 (64)	8 (33)
Mycobacterium chelonae/Mycobacterium abscessus	1 (7)	11 (46)
Mycobacterium fortuitum/Mycobacterium peregrinum	2 (14)	4 (17)
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare	0	1 (4)
Mycobacterium smegmatis	1 (7)	0
Mycobacterium szulgai	1 (7)	0
By rate of growth			.04
Slow	10 (71)	9 (38)
Rapid	4 (29)	15 (63)