Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria among Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Cases in Tertiary Care Centers in Northern India

Table 1

Prevalence of NTM species differentiated by GenoType Mycobacterium CM/AS assay ().

Species of nontubercular mycobacteria	Frequency (%)
M.  fortuitum	17 (27.5%)
M.  intracellulare	13 (20.9%)
M.  abscessus	9 (14.6%)
M.  chelonae	8 (12.9%)
M.  avium complex	5 (8.1%)
M.  kansasii	3 (4.8%)
M.  interjectum	2 (3.2%)
M.  gordonae	2 (3.2%)
Other NTM	3 (4.8%)

NTM: nontuberculous mycobacteria, CM/AS: common mycobacteria/additional species, M.  fortuitum: Mycobacterium  fortuitum, M.  intracellulare: Mycobacterium  intracellulare, M.  abscessus: Mycobacterium  abscessus, M.  chelonae: Mycobacterium  chelonae, M.  avium: Mycobacterium  avium, M.  kansasii: Mycobacterium  kansasii, M.  gordonae: Mycobacterium  gordonae.