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. 2022 Jun 21;12(7):1514. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12071514

Table 1.

Results of microbiological evaluation in 11 CF patients with positive NTM isolates.

Case
NTM
Sputum
N° pos.
NTM
b.wash. N° pos.
Type NTM
Isolate
Pseud.
Aerug.
Staph.
Aureus
Other
Bacteria
Asp.
Fumig.
Cand.
Albic.
Other
Fungi
1 3 0 M. kansasii yes yes no no yes no
2 2 1 M. avium no yes S. maltoph. yes yes no
3 0 1 M. avium no no P. fluoresc. no no no
4 6 1 M. avium no no E. coli, Kl. pneum.
E. cloacae
yes yes Penicil. spp.
5 2 1 M. avium yes no no no yes C. glabr.
6 4 0 M. avium yes no Achr. xylosox yes yes C. glabr.
7 4 1 M. abscessus yes yes no no yes Penicil. spp.
8 3 0 M. lentiflav. yes yes no no yes no
9 2 1 M. avium no yes S. maltoph. yes yes A. flavus, Penicil. spp.
10 2 1 M. chimaera yes no no yes yes no
11 3 0 M. chimaera yes yes no no no no

NTM—nontuberculous mycobacteria; Case N°—case number; NTM sputum N° pos.—number of positive NTM sputum specimens; NTM b.wash. No pos.—number of positive NTM bronchial washing specimens; Psed. aerug.Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staph. aureusStaphylococcus aureus; Asp. fumig.Aspergillus fumigatus; Cand. albic.Candida albicans; Achr. xylosox.Achromobacter xylosoxidans; M. kansasii—Mycobacterium kansasi; M. aviumMycobacterium avium; M. lentiflav.—Mycobacterium lentiflavum; M. chimaeraMycobacterium chimaera; S. maltoph.Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; P. fluoresc.Pseudomonas fluorescens; E. coliEscherichia coli; Kl. pneum.Klebsiella pneumoniae; E. cloacaeEnterobacter cloacae; Penicil. spp.—Penicillium species; C. glabr.Candida glabrata; A. flavusAspergillus flavus.