Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Household Plumbing as Possible Cause of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Wellington S. Tichenor
1
, Jennifer Thurlow
1, Steven McNulty, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Richard J. Wallace, and Joseph O. Falkinham
Author affiliations: The Center for Allergy, Asthma and Sinusitis, New York, New York, USA (W.S. Tichenor, J. Thurlow); New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York (W.S. Tichenor); University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas, USA (S. NcNulty, B.A. Brown-Elliott, R.J. Wallace, Jr.); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (J.O. Falkinham III)
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Table 2
NTM isolated from sinus cavity samples of 33 patients in study of NTM in household plumbing, New York, New York, USA, 2001–2011*
NTM species |
No. (%) patients |
Mycobacterium abscessus-chelonae |
19 (58) |
M. chelonae |
4 (12) |
M. abscessus |
2 (6) |
M. avium |
4 (12) |
M. avium complex |
2 (6) |
M. immunogenum |
1 (3) |
M. asiaticum |
1 (3) |
M. mucogenicum |
1 (3) |
M. mageritense |
1 (3) |
M. gordonae |
4 (12) |
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