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. 2019 Jul;25(7):1401–1403. doi: 10.3201/eid2507.181440

Table. Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria isolates, Botswana, 2011–2014*.

Year Total no. samples analyzed Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
No. (%) isolates Incidence No. (%) isolates Incidence
2011 11,799 228 (1.9) 9.9 113 (0.96) 4.9
2012 6,357 526 (8.3) 22.9 370 (5.8) 16
2013 9,429 681 (7.2) 29.7 823 (8.7) 35.9
2014 8,657 594 (6.9) 25.9 693 (8.0) 30

*Per capita calculated on the basis of total country population. Incidence is per 100,000 population.