Case Definition
We defined an extrapulmonary NTM infection case as having >1 isolates from skin/soft tissue (wound, abscess, tissue, or exit catheter); disseminated sites (blood, bone marrow, cerebrospinal fluid, pericardial fluid, or peritoneal fluid); lymph node (lymph node or neck abscess); joint (synovial or joint fluid); or other (urine, eye, sinus, or nasopharyngeal). We excluded isolates from an unknown source or from feces, saliva, or gastric sites. M. gordonae was reported but is considered nonpathogenic, so we excluded it from estimates of disease incidence. Rapid-growing mycobacteria (RGM) species include M. chelonae/abscessus complex, M. fortuitum, and M. chelonae;[4] we included these in the analysis.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017;23(10):1627-1630. © 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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