Research Article
Clinical Relevance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Sputum in a Gold Mining Workforce in South Africa: An Observational, Clinical Study
Table 2
Species distribution by HIV status, among 74 individuals with known status.
| Species | HIV-positive (total = 57) (%) | HIV-negative (total = 17) (%) |
| M. kansasii | 14 (25) | 8 (47) | M. avium complex | 12 (21) | 3 (18) | M. colombiense | 5 | 1 | M. intracellulare | 4 | 1 | M. vulneris | 3 | 1 | M. gordonae | 11 (19) | 2 (12) | M. fortuitum | 4 (7) | 2 (12) | M. parascrofulaceum | 4 (7) | 1 (6) | M. szulgai | 2 (4) | 0 | New species | 3 (5) | 0 | Unknown | 7 (12) | 1 (6) |
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