Volume 17, Number 3—March 2011
Research
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Household Plumbing of Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Disease
Joseph O. Falkinham
Table 2
Influence of water heater temperature on presence of NTM in samples from household plumbing of patients with NTM infection, 2007–2009*
| Characteristic | No. households |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| NTM positive | NTM negative | Total | |
| Water heater temperature | |||
| <125°F (<50°C) | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| >130°F (>55°C) |
6 |
9 |
15 |
| Total no. households | 23 | 12 | 35 |
*NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.
