PREVALENCE OF NON-TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

J.A. IRAVANE¹, A.S. BOINWAD²*, MAITRIK DAVE^3
1Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, 431004, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra
²Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, 431004, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra
³Technical Officer culture and Drug Sensitivity Laboratory, Government Medical College, Aurangabad
* Corresponding Author : dr.ashaboinwad@gmail.com

Received : 25-10-2017     Accepted : 13-12-2017     Published : 28-12-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 12       Pages : 987 - 989
Int J Microbiol Res 9.12 (2017):987-989

Keywords : Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria, GeneXpert
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, 431004, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

NTM is increasingly isolated worldwide. Different species are prevalent in different geographic areas around the world1.Treatment of NTM varies depending upon the species isolated and susceptibility profile of the species. So, it is very important to know which species is prevalent in a specific geographical area. In this study we isolated the various NTM species from the clinical samples received in our laboratory and from our study we found that M. avium complex is the most commonly isolated species followed by M. haemophilicum.

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