Volume 17, Number 3—March 2011
Synopsis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Respiratory Tract Infections, Eastern Asia
Sami Simons
, Jakko van Ingen, Po-Ren Hsueh, Nguyen Van Hung, P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Martin J. Boeree, and Dick van Soolingen
, Jakko van Ingen, Po-Ren Hsueh, Nguyen Van Hung, P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Martin J. Boeree, and Dick van SoolingenTable 1
Nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated in Asia, 1971–2007*
| Species | Before 1990 (n = 1,205)† | After 1990 (n = 7,614)† |
|---|---|---|
| Mycobacterium abscessus | – | X |
| M. aichiense | X | – |
| M. asiaticum | X | – |
| M. avium complex | X | X |
| M. celatum | – | X |
| M. chelonae | X | X |
| M. flavescens | X | X |
| M. fortuitum | X | X |
| M. gastri | X | X |
| M. gordonae | X | X |
| M hemophilum | X | – |
| M. kansasii | X | X |
| M. malmoense | X | – |
| M. marinum | X | X |
| M. neoarum | X | – |
| M. parafortuitum | X | – |
| M. phlei | X | X |
| M. scrofulaceum | X | X |
| M. simiae | X | X |
| M. smegmatis | X | X |
| M. szulgai | X | X |
| M. terrae | X | X |
| M. tokaiense | X | – |
| M. triviale | X | X |
| M. thermophilum | X | – |
| M. thermoresistibile | X | – |
| M. ulcerans | X | – |
| M. vaccae | X | X |
| M. xenopi | X | X |
*Data derived from references 4–33. X, isolated; –, not isolated.
†Proportions of identification methods used (biochemical:molecular) 6:1 before 1990, 5:8 after 1990.
