Table 3. Nontuberculous mycobacterium species identified in the patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease according to their HIV status (N = 100).
Species | HIV+ | HIV− | HIV? | n |
---|---|---|---|---|
M. avium | 15 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
M. intracellulare | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
M. kansasii | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
M. abscessus | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
M. fortuitum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
M. gordonae | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
M. simiae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. szulgai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Unidentified NTM | 8 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
NTM: nontuberculous mycobacteria; and HIV?: HIV status not informed.