Table 2.
Mycobacterial species isolated from 84 patients with NTM lung disease
| The number of patients with isolation of single species | 64/84 | (76.2%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mycobacterium avium complex |
47 |
(60.0%) |
|
| M. avium |
|
27 |
(32.1%) |
| M. intracellulare |
|
18 |
(21.4%) |
| Mixed |
|
2 |
( 2.4%) |
|
M. abscessus complex |
11 |
(13.1%) |
|
| M. abscessus |
|
7 |
( 8.3%) |
| M. massiliense |
|
2 |
( 2.4%) |
| Mixed |
|
2 |
( 2.4%) |
|
M. chimaera |
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
|
M. kansasii |
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
|
M. fortuitum complex |
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
|
M. lentiflavum |
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
|
M. senegalense or conceptionense |
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
| Unidentified |
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
|
The number of patients with isolation of multiple species |
20/84 |
(23.8%) |
|
|
M. avium complex and others |
6 |
(7.1%) |
|
|
M. avium and M. chelonae |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. avium and M. chimaera |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. avium and M. fortiutum |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. avium and M. fortiutum and M. kansasii |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. intracellulare and M. chitae |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. intracellulare and M. fortuitum |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. abscessus complex and others |
5 |
(6.0%) |
|
|
M. abscessus and M. chelonae |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. abscessus and M. conceptionense |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. abscessus and M. bolletii |
|
2 |
(2.4%) |
|
M. bolletii and M. lentiflavum |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. avium complex and M. abscessus complex |
7 |
(8.3%) |
|
|
M. avium and M. absecessus |
|
4 |
(4.8%) |
|
M. avium and M. massilience |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. avium and M. intracelullare and M. abscessus |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
|
M. avium and M. absecessus and M. massiliense |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
| Others |
2 |
(2.4%) |
|
| M. chimaera and M. peregrinum |
|
1 |
(1.2%) |
| M. gordonae and M. kyorinense | 1 | (1.2%) | |
Abbreviations: NTM nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease.