Table 2 Isolates from 61 cases of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium reported from May 2011
Isolates | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Mycobacterium abscessus | 21 | 34.4 |
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense | 3 | 4.9 |
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium fortuitum | 11 | 18 |
Mycobacterium fortuitum subsp. porcinum | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium chelonae | 5 | 8.2 |
Mycobacterium avium complex | 3 | 4.9 |
Mycobacterium wolinskyi | 2 | 3.3 |
Mycobacterium smegmatis | 2 | 3.3 |
Mycobacterium heckeshornense | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium iranicum | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium chlorophenolicum | 1 | 1.6 |
Microbacterium paraoxydans | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium chelonei | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium hassiacum | 1 | 1.6 |
Mycobacterium neoaurum | 1 | 1.6 |
Unspecified | 5 | 8.2 |
Total | 61 | 100 |