Mycobacterium avium in Community and Household Water, Suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010–2012
Leah Lande
, 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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Figure. Area of study of Mycobacterium avium in community and household water, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010–2012. The 26 patients (black tags) and 11 controls (gray tags) lived in suburban Philadelphia (Montgomery and Delaware Counties). White dot symbol in upper left indicates 3 patients who lived in the same apartment building. Star indicates patient and control households in very close proximity. All households were supplied by water that came from the Schuylkill River and was processed by the same water treatment plant.
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