Table 1.
Case N° |
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. aureus—Staphylococcus aureus; Asp. fumig.—Aspergillus fumigatus; Cand. albic.—Candida albicans; Achr. xylosox.—Achromobacter xylosoxidans; M. kansasii—Mycobacterium kansasi; M. avium—Mycobacterium avium; M. lentiflav.—Mycobacterium lentiflavum; M. chimaera—Mycobacterium chimaera; S. maltoph.—Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; P. fluoresc.—Pseudomonas fluorescens; E. coli—Escherichia coli; Kl. pneum.—Klebsiella pneumoniae; E. cloacae—Enterobacter cloacae; Penicil. spp.—Penicillium species; C. glabr.—Candida glabrata; A. flavus—Aspergillus flavus.