Number of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolates and patients with isolates per year by anatomical site
| Year | Number of isolates/patients by anatomical source of specimen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Blood | Urine | Bone marrow | Unknown | Total* | |
| *Total patients does not equal sum of columns or rows due to patients with isolates from different body sites, multiple species or repeatedly positive cultures over years. | ||||||
| 1997 | 1658/1172 | 55/36 | 25/24 | 0/0 | 232/194 | 1970/1386 |
| 1998 | 1890/1214 | 32/23 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 285/249 | 2212/1433 |
| 1999 | 2407/1537 | 32/20 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 155/143 | 2594/1659 |
| 2000 | 2519/1641 | 29/20 | 10/8 | 0/0 | 131/114 | 2689/1755 |
| 2001 | 3218/2043 | 25/20 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 105/92 | 3349/2126 |
| 2002 | 3471/2319 | 23/14 | 5/4 | 0/0 | 137/114 | 3636/2410 |
| 2003 | 3200/2090 | 28/14 | 10/10 | 0/0 | 122/103 | 3360/2186 |
| Total* | 22247/10231 | 590/112 | 60/35 | 2/1 | 924/807 | 23823/11186 |