Table 1.
Summary of Tsukamurella species isolated from different clinical specimens
| Type of specimen | T. tyrosinosolvens (n = 31) | T. pulmonis (n = 9) | T. hongkongensis (n = 3) | T. sinensis (n = 2) | T. strandjordii (n = 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye (n = 18) | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sputum (n = 6) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Blood (n = 6) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Others (n = 9) | |||||
| Axillary lymph node biopsya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plantar granulation tissuea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lung tissuea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peritoneal tissuea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peritoneal dialysis fluid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pus swab from submandibular skin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superficial wound swab from hand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown specimens (n = 7) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
a The recovery of these isolates was due to laboratory contamination during processing of the tissue specimens [previously reported in ref. 29]