Table 5. Microbiologic test results for case-patient isolates and environmental samples in investigation of invasive extrapulmonary NTM infections among patients who underwent cardiothoracic surgery, York, Pennsylvania, USA, 2015*.
| Description | Sample type | Species identified |
|---|---|---|
| Patient isolates | ||
| Case-patient 3 | Blood | M. chimaera |
| Case-patient 4 | Blood | M. chimaera |
| Case-patient 9 |
Blood |
M. chimaera
|
| Environmental samples | ||
| HCD 1 | Water | M. chimaera |
| HCD 2 | Water/swab specimen | M. chimaera |
| HCD 3 | Water | M. chimaera |
| Ice machine | Ice | M. mucogenicum/M. phocaicum; M. gastri |
| Scrub sink | Water | M. avium |
| Air sampling of HCD exhaust | Air | M. chimaera |
*HCD, heater–cooler device; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.