Abstract: Objective To analysis of the identification of Mycobacterium species in strains and drug resistance of Mycobacterium other than Tuberculosis(MOTT) during The periol 1987～1996 in Shanghai.Methods The specific identification of Mycobacteriam and drug susceptibility test were conducted with traditional methods.Results The strains of M.tuberculosis,M.bovis and M.nontuberculosis were 5465(97.3%),22(0.4%),and 132(2.3%)respectively.There were 42 strains of M.tortuitum,30 of M.intrcellulare,17 of M.chelonae subsp,10 of M.scrofulaceum,9 of M.kansnsii,9 of M.gordonae,6 of M.gilvum,4 of M.phlei,2 of M.nonchromogenicum,2 of M.aurum and 1 of M.ulcerans respectively in total of 132 M.nontuberculosis.The rate of resistance to PAS was 72.4%,to INH 61.2%,to SM 49.0%,to RFP 43.9%,to EMB 31.6% and to KM 27.6%.The rate of resistance to only one agent was 13.3%,to two 21.4%,to three 24.5%,to four 16.3%,to five 10.2% and to six 6.1% respectively.Conclusion The pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Shanghai were infected mainly with M.tuberculosis(97.3%)and infected by MOTT only 2.3%,but the high resistance rate of MOTT should be pay great attention.

Key words: Mycobacterium, Specific identification