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Table 2 NTM species distribution of all the investigated isolates (N = 2026)

From: Clinical and microbiological characteristics of non-tuberculous mycobacteria diseases in Singapore with a focus on pulmonary disease, 2012-2016

Organism

No. of counts (%)

M. abscessus-chelonae group

1010 (49.9)

M. fortuitum group

345 (17.0)

M. avium complex

313 (15.4)

M. kansasii

233 (11.5)

M. haemophilum

41 (2.0)

M. scrofulaceum

22 (1.1)

M. mucogenicum

16 (0.8)

M. lentiflavum

14 (0.7)

M. triplex

10 (0.5)

M. interjectum

7 (0.3)

M. simiae

7 (0.3)

M. marinum

5 (0.2)

M. terrae complex

5 (0.2)

M. szulgai

4 (0.2)

M. genavense

2 (0.1)

M. neoaurum

2 (0.1)

M. celatum

1 (0.05)

  1. Note: the data was presented as number (%) otherwise specified