Isolates ofMycobacterium avium complex from 304 patients
| Origin of clinical specimens | Adults | Children | ||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Respiratory | ||||||
| Pulmonary disease | 48 | 40 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Contamination or colonisation | 31 | 18 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Doubtful | 39 | 30 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Lymphadenitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Disseminated | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Others | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||