Table 2 Annual number of NTM isolates in the study period.
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Definite disease (%) | 75 (66) | 60 (69) | 111 (72) | 80 (56) | 74 (56) | 81 (56) | 43 (44) | 36 (22) | 57 (26) | 49 (40) | 48 (40) | 47 (56) | 51 (51) |
Possible disease (%) | 24 (21) | 21 (24) | 23 (15) | 22 (15) | 24 (19) | 24 (17) | 13 (13) | 18 (11) | 18 (8) | 10 (8) | 16 (13) | 16 (19) | 18 (18) |
Colonization (%) | 15 (13) | 6 (7) | 21 (14) | 42 (29) | 30 (23) | 40 (28) | 41 (42) | 109 (67) | 143 (66) | 62 (51) | 55 (46) | 21 (25) | 30 (30) |
Total | 114 | 87 | 155 | 144 | 128 | 145 | 97 | 163 | 218 | 121 | 119 | 84 | 99 |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||
Definite disease (%) | 50 (45) | 93 (64) | 49 (47) | 57 (46) | 63 (45) | 77 (44) | 72 (42) | 78 (55) | 85 (52) | 65 (38) | 53 (36) | 64 (34) | |
Possible disease (%) | 20 (18) | 20 (14) | 20 (19) | 23 (18) | 30 (21) | 23 (13) | 40 (23) | 37 (26) | 31 (19) | 35 (21) | 54 (37) | 75 (39) | |
Colonization (%) | 41 (37) | 32 (22) | 36 (34) | 45 (36) | 48 (34) | 75 (43) | 61 (35) | 27 (19) | 48 (29) | 70 (41) | 39 (27) | 52 (27) | |
Total | 111 | 145 | 105 | 125 | 141 | 175 | 173 | 142 | 164 | 170 | 146 | 191 | |
