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Frequency of recovery of mycobacteria from biofilm samples
| Site | No. of samples tested | No. (%) of samples yielding
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mycobacterium spp.
|
M. avium | M. intracellulare | |||
| Slowly growing | Rapidly growing | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 (100) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33) |
| 2 | 9 | 3 (22) | 1 (11) | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 (33) | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) |
| 4 | 7 | 4 (57) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 (100) | 0 | 1 (17) | 4 (67) |
| 6 | 6 | 1 (17) | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) |
| 7 | 9 | 9 (100) | 1 (11) | 2 (22) | 4 (44) |
| 8 | 6 | 3 (50) | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) |
| Total | 55 | 34 (62) | 2 (4) | 3 (5) | 13 (24) |
