Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Saudi Arabia and Gulf Countries: A Review

Table 3

Pulmonary infections caused by NTM in Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Species	Number of respiratory cases	Number of cases meeting the 2007 ATS criteria	Number of lung colonizers	References
Saudi Arabia
M. fortuitum	59	17	42
M. abscessus	45	25	20
M. kansasii	10	8	2
MAC	64	27	37
M. gordonae	11	2	9
M. xenopi	3	3	0
M. celatum	2	2	0
M. szulgai	2	2	0
M. asiaticum	1	1	0
M. simiae	2	2	0
Total	199	89 (44.7%)	110 (55.3%)	[19, 20]
Oman
MAC	9	6	3
M. kansasii	1	—	1
M. simiae	1	1	—
M. flavescens	1	—	1
M. marinum	1	1	—
Total	13	8 (62%)	5 (38%)	[17]