Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Tuberculosis Suspects in Ibadan, Nigeria

Table 1

Epidemiological profile of patients with positive mycobacterial culture.

Number of patients	Clinical history	Ziehl-Neelsen staining	Culture on selective agar; MTC/NTM; (phenotypic speciation)	INNO-LiPA test; NTM (molecular speciation)	Spoligotyping MTC; (molecular speciation)	Identity of patients
10	New	+	M. tuberculosis	NR	+	1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14
1	Relapse	+	M. tuberculosis	NR	+	5
1	New	+	M. tuberculosis; Unclassified NTM	MAIS complex	+	2
1	Relapse	+	M. tuberculosis; Unclassified NTM	MAIS complex; M. intracellulare	+	11
1	New	+	M. tuberculosis; Unclassified NTM	ND	+	9
6	New	+	Unclassified NTM	ND	NR	15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21
1	New	+	Unclassified NTM	MAIS complex; M. chelonae complex	NR	20
1	New	+	Unclassified NTM	MAIS complex; M. abscessus	NR	22
1	Relapse		Unclassified NTM	MAIS complex	NR	23

refers to patient with negative sputum smear but positive X-ray;  
positive or negative; NR: not required; ND: not determined.  
MAIS complex: Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare-Mycobacterium scrofulaceum complex.