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)