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Table 3 NTM species and antibiotic susceptibilities as determined by broth microdilution

From: Identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical specimens at a tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional study

NTM spp.

n

Number and proportion (%) of susceptible strains to given antibiotics

  

AK

CIP

CLA

DOX

IPM

LZD

MOX

SXT

M. fortiutum

6

6

4

-

1

1

5

4

3

M. cheloane-abscessus

6

6

4

6

1

3

5

6

4

Unidentified RGM

8

8

1

8

3

0

8

5

2

Total RGM

20

20 (100)

9 (45)

14 (100)

5 (25)

4 (20)

18 (90)

15 (75)

9 (45)

MAC

6

-

-

6

-

-

4

1

-

M. kansasii

4

-

1

4

-

-

3

4

2

Unidentified SGM

7

-

-

7

-

-

3

6

-

Total SGM

17

-

-

17 (100)

-

-

10 (58.8)

11 (64.7)

-

  1. Lines labeled with Total RGM and Total SGM represent total number of RGM or SGM tested for each antibiotic listed.
  2. NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria; MAC, Mycobacterium avium complex; n = number of isolates tested; AK, amikacin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CLA, clarithromycin; DOX, doxycycline; IPM, imipenem; LZD, linezolid; MOX, moxifloxacin; SXT, cotrimoxazole.