Review Article

Highlight on Advances in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in North America

Table 1

The most common NTM species isolated from patients in North America.

Slow-growing mycobacteria (SGM)Rapid-growing mycobacteria (RGM)

M. avium complex M. abscessus
M. kansasii M. chelonae
M. xenopi M. fortuitum
M. simiae M. marinum
M. malmoense ā€‰
M. szulgai ā€‰