Table 2.

Case studies reported from the GCC countries.

Country (number of cases)	Species	Number of cases	Site of infection	Source
Saudi Arabia (17)	M. fortuitum	4	Pulmonary discharges, ascetic fluid, mediastinal infection, peritoneal dialysis fluid, and lipoid pneumonia.	[79–82]
	M. abscessus	4	Pulmonary discharge, peritoneal biopsy, peripheral blood, and permanent catheter tip.	[83–86]
	M. chelonae	3	Blood & abnormal fluid, breast abscesses, and pleural fluid.	[87–89]
	M. marinum	1	Wound-elbow.	[90]
	M. kansasii	1	Appendiceal abscess.	[14]
	M. szulgai	1	Joint aspiration.	[91]
	M. riyadhense	3	Maxillary sinus, dural lesion, sclerotic lesions, and pulmonary infection.	[30, 60, 74]
Qatar (4)	M. gordonae	2	Liver biopsy and urine.	[50, 51]
	M. fortuitum	2	Myocardial and abdominal abscess.	[92, 93]
Bahrain (2)	M. riyadhense	1	Pulmonary discharge.	[32]
	M. marinum	1	Nasal cavity.	[31]
Kuwait (1)	M. abscessus	1	Peripheral blood.	[94]