Table 1.
Frequency of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Species by Disease Site
| Organism | Pulmonary | SSTI | Lymphatic | Disseminated | Othera | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycobacterium avium complex | 127 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 184 (50) |
| Mycobacterium chimaera b | 4 | 4 (1) | ||||
| Mycobacterium chelonae | 10 | 19 | 2 | 23 | 54 (15) | |
| Mycobacterium kansasii | 15 | 5 | 1 | 21 (6) | ||
| Mycobacterium abscessus | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 (5) | |
| Mycobacterium fortuitum | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 (5) | ||
| Mycobacterium bovis | 2 | 7 | 9 (2) | |||
| Mycobacterium marinum | 8 | 1 | 9 (2) | |||
| Mycobacterium xenopi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 (2) | |
| Mycobacterium mucogenicum | 2 | 4 | 6 (2) | |||
| Mycobacterium NOS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 (4) | |
| Combinationc | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 (3) | ||
| Otherd | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 (2) | |
| Total | 185 (51) | 56 (15) | 28 (8) | 40 (11) | 56 (15) | 365 |
Abbreviations: SSTI, skin/soft tissue infection; NOS, not otherwise specified.
NOTE: Values represent number of cases (%).
aIncludes ocular (n = 19), bacteremia (n = 15), sinus (n = 4), genitourinary (n = 6), intraperitoneal (n = 4), intraarticular (n = 4), bone (n = 2), and gastrointestinal (n = 2).
b Mycobacterium chimaera is a member of the M avium complex but was separated for clarity.
cIncludes M avium complex/M chelonae (n = 6), M avium complex/M kansasii (n = 1), M chelonae/M abscessus (n = 1), M fortuitum/M kansasii (n = 1), and M mucogenicum/Mycobacterium phocaicum (n = 1).
dIncludes Mycobacterium neoaurum (n = 2), Mycobacterium terrae complex (n = 2), Mycobacterium obuense (n = 1), Mycobacterium porcinum (n = 1), Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (n = 1), and Mycobacterium smegmatis (n = 1).