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Table 2 Results of NTM identification by molecular test in different temperature

From: Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria species from different water sources: a study of six hospitals in Tehran, Iran

Incubated at 25 °C

Water collection sources

Mycobacterium species(RGM or SGM)

Emergency (n = 12)

Women internal (n = 6)

Men internal (n = 6)

Men surgery (n = 6)

Women surgery (n = 18)

ICU (n = 24)

CCU (n = 12)

Infectious (n = 24)

Operating room (n = 12)

Laboratory (n = 10)

Dentistry (n = 14)

Dialysis (n = 36)

Heart surgery (n = 18)

Total (n = 198)

M. aurum (R)

2

0

2

0

6

2

0

2

0

0

8

0

6

28

M. gordonae (S)

0

4

2

0

0

2

0

10

2

2

0

2

0

24

M. gadium (R)

2

0

0

0

2

8

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

M. phocaicum (R)

0

0

0

0

4

2

2

0

0

0

4

2

4

18

M. mucogenicum (R)

0

0

0

2

2

2

0

4

2

2

0

2

0

16

M. chelonae (R)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

4

M. moriokaense (R)

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

M. novocastrense (R)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

M. lentiflavum (S)

4

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

12

M. florentinum (S)

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

4

Incubated at 37 °C

              

M. phocaicum (R)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

M. mucogenicum (R)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

4

M. porcinum (R)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

2

8

M. kansasii (S)

0

4

0

0

6

4

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

18

M. fortuitum (R)

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

4

12

M. simiae (S)

0

0

0

4

0

2

0

8

0

0

0

2

2

18

Total positive samples

10

8

4

8

22

26

6

36

10

6

18

12

22

188