Laboratory Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 125-128.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2020.02.007

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Status analysis of lung infection caused by nontuberculous Mycobacterium in Shaoxing

ZHAO Jinyun, JIN Faxiang, XU Wenfang, XU Peng, TONG Dan   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,the Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University,Shaoxing Municipal Hospital,Shaoxing 312000,Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2018-08-13 Online:2020-02-29 Published:2020-03-22

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the status of lung infection caused by nontuberculous Mycobacterium(NTM) in Shaoxing and its drug resistance status,and to provide a reference on rational use of drugs. Methods NTM isolated from the specimens of patients in the Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University and county hospitals from July 2017 to July 2018 were collected and analyzed retrospectively. The isolates of NTM were identified by p-nitrobenzoic acid(PNB) and 2-thiophenecarboxylic acid hydrazide(TCH) media,which were further classified by gene chip. The drug susceptibility test was performed using proportion method. Results A total of 243 NTM were isolated,and the determination rate was 8.77%,which were mainly isolated from males(77.37%) and <60-year-old patients(65.43%). About 70.00% of patients had other lung diseases. The NTM isolates were Mycobacterium intracellulare accounting for 62.14%,followed by Mycobacterium avium accounting for 19.75%. The drug resistance rate of NTM to first-line drugs was high,and the drug resistance rates to isoniazid and streptomycin were 100.00%. However,the drug resistance rate of NTM to second-line drugs was lower than that to first-line drugs. Conclusions Lung infection caused by NTM occurs in patients with other lung diseases. Mycobacterium intracellulare is the main pathogenic bacterium. Rapid and accurate identification is helpful for the early diagnosis and treatment of these patients.

Key words: Nontuberculous Mycobacterium, Lung infection, Drug resistance

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