Table 1.
Specimens processed and prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among patients investigated for tuberculosis
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture processed | 1934 | 4781 | 3173 | 2673 | 12,561 |
| Culture Positive for AFB | 1165 | 875 | 944 | 689 | 3673 |
| MPT64-positive (MTBC) n (%) | 1122 (96) | 805 (92) | 894 (95) | 661 (96) | 3482 (95) |
| MPT64-negative (NTM) n (%) | 43 (4) | 70 (8) | 50 (5) | 28 (4) | 191 (5) |
| NTM Speciation performed n (%) | 1 (2) | 12 (17) | 28 (56) | 19 (68) | 60 (31) |
AFB Acid fact bacilli, MTBC Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, NTM Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, n number