Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Ocular Infections: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Table 2

NTM species in ocular infections.

Mycobacterial species	Number of Eyes
M. chelonae	179 (42.6%)
M. fortuitum	62 (14.8%)
M. abscessus	46 (11.0%)
M. avium complex	8 (1.9%)
M. szulgai	8 (1.9%)
M. avium	4 (1.0%)
M. gordonae	4 (1.0%)
M. immunogenum	4 (1.0%)
M. haemofilis	3 (0.7%)
M. kansasii	3 (0.7%)
M. massiliense	3 (0.7%)
M. chelonae-fortuitum complex	2 (0.5%)
M. mucogenicum	2 (0.5%)
M. aurum	1 (0.2%)
M. flavescens	1 (0.2%)
M. goodii	1 (0.2%)
M. houstonense	1 (0.2%)
M. intracellulare	1 (0.2%)
M. marinarum	1 (0.2%)
M. phlei	1 (0.2%)
M. smegmatis	1 (0.2%)
Unknown NTM species	84 (20.0%)