Review Article
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Saudi Arabia and Gulf Countries: A Review
Table 3
Pulmonary infections caused by NTM in Saudi Arabia and Oman.
| Species | Number of respiratory cases | Number of cases meeting the 2007 ATS criteria | Number of lung colonizers | References |
| Saudi Arabia | M. fortuitum | 59 | 17 | 42 | | M. abscessus | 45 | 25 | 20 | | M. kansasii | 10 | 8 | 2 | | MAC | 64 | 27 | 37 | | M. gordonae | 11 | 2 | 9 | | M. xenopi | 3 | 3 | 0 | | M. celatum | 2 | 2 | 0 | | M. szulgai | 2 | 2 | 0 | | M. asiaticum | 1 | 1 | 0 | | M. simiae | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 199 | 89 (44.7%) | 110 (55.3%) | [19, 20] |
| Oman | MAC | 9 | 6 | 3 | | M. kansasii | 1 | — | 1 | | M. simiae | 1 | 1 | — | | M. flavescens | 1 | — | 1 | | M. marinum | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Total | 13 | 8 (62%) | 5 (38%) | [17] |
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