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Volume 25, Number 3—March 2019
Research

Mycobacterium avium in Community and Household Water, Suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010–2012

Leah LandeComments to Author , David C. Alexander, Richard J. Wallace, Rebecca Kwait, Elena Iakhiaeva, Myra Williams, Andrew D.S. Cameron, Stephen Olshefsky, Ronit Devon, Ravikiran Vasireddy, Donald D. Peterson, and Joseph O. Falkinham
Author affiliations: Lankenau Medical Center and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA (L. Lande, R. Kwait, R. Devon, D.D. Peterson); University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (D.C. Alexander); The University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas, USA (R.J. Wallace, Jr., E. Iakhiaeva, R. Vasireddy); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (M. Williams, J.O. Falkinham, III); University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (A.D.S. Cameron, S. Olshefsky)

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Table 4

Mycobacterium avium culture results for patients living in different apartments within the same apartment building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010–2012*

Sampling site
 Culture results (VNTR type)
Patient 9
 Patient 10
 Patient 11
Respiratory samples
 M. avium (36)
 M. avium (22)
 M. avium (36)
Household samples
Kitchen
Sink faucet M. avium (14a) M. avium (14a) M. avium (37a[B2])
Primary bathroom
Sink faucet No NTM M. chimaera M. avium (14a)
Showerhead M. avium (14a) M. avium (22) and M. chimaera M. avium (37a[B2])
Shower pipe No NTM M. avium (37a[B1]) M. avium (37a[B2])
In-line shower filter Not determined Not determined M. avium (31a)
Secondary bathroom
Sink faucet Not determined M. avium (22) M. avium (36)
Showerhead Not determined M. avium (37a[B1]) Not determined
Shower pipe Not determined M. avium (22) Not determined
Humidification system
Water inflow No NTM M. avium (22) M. avium (14a)
Water in system No NTM M. avium (22) M. avium (14a)
Water drainage No NTM Not determined No NTM

*NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; VNTR, variable-number tandem-repeat.

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