Table 1.
Prevalence of NTM infection in different regions based on geographic areas of China
| Regions | Isolates | NTM | NTM Rate (95% CI) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGM | SGM | RGM Rate (95% CI) | SGM Rate (95% CI) | |||
| South | 3709 | 287 | 7.7 (6.9‒8.6) | < 0.01 | ||
| 126 | 161 | 43.9 (38.3‒49.7) | 56.1 (50.3‒61.7) | < 0.01 | ||
| North | 1208 | 30 | 2.5 (1.7‒3.5) | |||
| 2 | 28 | 6.7 (1.9‒2.1) | 93.3 (78.7‒98.2) | |||
| Coastal | 2207 | 236 | 10.7 (9.5‒12.1) | < 0.01 | ||
| 118 | 118 | 50.0 (43.7‒56.3) | 50.0 (43.7‒56.3) | < 0.01 | ||
| Inland | 2710 | 81 | 3.0 (2.4‒3.7) | |||
| 10 | 71 | 12.4 (6.9‒21.3) | 87.7 (78.7‒93.2) | |||
Provinces locate in northern region: Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang
Provinces locate in southern region: Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan
Provinces locate in coastal region: Tianjin, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hebei
Provinces locate in inland region: Beijing, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang
NTM nontuberculous mycobacteria, RGM rapid growing mycobacteria, SGM slow growing mycobacteria