Table 1 Descriptive statistics for NTM isolates from 2001-2011
Species | Count | Proportion of all isolates | Mean ± SD (per postcode) | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Pulmonary | Extra- pulmonary | ||||
M. intracellulare | 2,306 | 2,184 | 122 | 34.9% | 5.50 ± 7.76 | 0–63 |
M. avium | 674 | 599 | 75 | 10.2% | 1.50 ± 2.72 | 0–16 |
M. fortuitum | 493 | 195 | 298 | 7.5% | 1.10 ± 1.92 | 0–13 |
M. abscessus | 489 | 334 | 155 | 7.4% | 1.16 ± 2.01 | 0–17 |
M. kansasii | 188 | 174 | 14 | 2.8% | 0.45 ± 1.17 | 0–15 |
M. chelonae | 183 | 64 | 119 | 2.8% | 0.43 ± 0.95 | 0–9 |
M. gordonae | 162 | 146 | 16 | 2.5% | 0.39 ± 0.81 | 0–6 |
Other | 1,357 | 909 | 448 | 20.6% | 2.40 ± 3.61 | 0-34 |
Unspeciated | 747 | 703 | 44 | 11.3% | 2.39 ± 3.59 | 0-31 |
Total | 6,599 | 5308 | 1291 | 100.0% | 2.55 ± 4.96 | 0-63 |