Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020
Dispatch
Species Distribution and Isolation Frequency of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Uruguay
Table 1
Specimen sources for isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria, Uruguay*
Specimen source | No. (%) |
---|---|
Pulmonary | |
Sputum | 170 (66.6) |
Bronchoalveolar lavage | 18 (7.0) |
Bronchoalveolar secretions† | 8 (3.1) |
Lung biopsy | 6 (2.3) |
Pleural fluid | 3 (1.2) |
Ear, nose, throat aspirate | 2 (0.8) |
Puncture fluid | 3 (1.2) |
Total |
210 (82.3) |
Extrapulmonary | |
Blood culture | 15 (5.9) |
Myelocyte culture | 9 (3.5) |
Skin or soft tissue abscess | 4 (1.6) |
Urine | 1 (0.4) |
Feces | 2 (0.8) |
Gastric lavage | 1 (0.4) |
Ganglion biopsy | 3 (1.2) |
Ascites fluid | 3 (1.2) |
Total |
38 (14.9) |
Multiple isolation sources‡ | 3 (1.2) |
Missing data |
4 (1.6) |
*The data include isolates from the same patient over time. †Includes tracheal aspirations. ‡Includes pulmonary and nonpulmonary samples of the same patient. |