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.