Table 6 Nontuberculous mycobacteria recovered from 323 respiratory samples from 239 patients with bronchiectasis
Total a | RGM 30 °C | AFB Culture | RGM 30 °C | AFB Culture | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | n | Sensitivity (%)b | P b | ||
M. abscessus complex (MABSC) | 8 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – |
M. avium complex (MAC) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 93.3 | 80 | 0.62 |
M. chelonae complex | 32 | 32 | 0 | 100 | 0 | < 0.0001 |
M. paragordonae / gordonae | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100 | 3.1 | < 0.0001 |
M. llatzerense | 25 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 0 | < 0.0001 |
Mycobacterium species | 9 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
M. mucogenicum-phocaicum group | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
M. septicum | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
M. kumamotonense | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
M. lentiflavum | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
M. mageritense | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
M. neoaurum | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
M. simiae | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
Total | 134 | 130 | 18 | 97 | 13.4 | < 0.0001 |