Table 2 Distribution of the Mycobacterium species during 1998–2000 in the Ghent University Hospital, number of smear positives and time to positivity of culture.
Mycobacterium species | Number of isolates (%) | Number of samples positive on direct smear a (% of culture positive) | Average time until positive culture in days (smear positives; negatives) |
|---|---|---|---|
M. tuberculosis complex | 61 (40) | 26 (46b) | 16.7 (12.9; 20) |
M. avium | 12 | 2 | 6.5 |
M. heckeshornense | 1 | 1 | 32.5 |
M. chelonae | 4 | 0 | 18 |
M. fortuitum | 2 | 0 | 35.5 |
M. gordonae | 41 (27) | 1 | 22.3 |
M. interjectum | 1 | 0 | 30.5 |
M. intracellulare | 1 | 0 | 11.6 |
M. kansasii/M. gastri | 2 | 0 | No data |
M. malmoense | 1 | 0 | No data |
M. szulgai | 3 | 0 | 20.3 |
M. xenopi | 22 (15) | 0 | 38.1 |
Total | 151 | 40 (26) | Â |