Table 2 Specimen types among which NTM were identified in this study
Gene chip identified Mycobacterial Species | Sputum | Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid | Tracheobronchial aspiration | Lymph node | Pus | Hydrothorax | Urine | Lung tissue | Ascitic fluid | Marrow | Joint fluid | Subcutaneous nodule | Vertebrae puncture tissue | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. intracellulare | 46 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
M. chelonae/M. abscessus | 35 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
M. avium | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
M. gordonae | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
M. kansasii | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
M. fortuitum | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
M. gilvum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. xenopi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. marinum/M. ulcerans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. smegmati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. terrae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. phlei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other Mycobacterium | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 154 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 223 |