“…abscessus , M. chelonae ssp. chelonae , M. fortuitum , M. avium , M. avium-intracellulare , and M. kansasii, have been reported in otomastoiditis cases [Flint et al, 1999;Franklin et al, 1994;Lowry et al, 1988;Muller et al, 2006;Stewart et al, 1995;TerKonda et al, 1995;van Aarem et al, 1998;Wu et al, 2011]. Most oto- logical NTM infections result from inoculation due to trauma, surgery, or an injection [van Aarem et al, 1998].…”