| surveillance and molecular characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a hospital water distribution system over a three-year period. | a three-year surveillance of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) in a hospital water distribution system was conducted at a facility located in southern alberta. ntm was not present in any intake water samples, but was found in 106/183 (58%) of endpoint samples across 15 sites over the study period. two different species of ntm were identified, mycobacterium gordonae (88/183) and mycobacterium avium (34/183); with only one strain of each m. gordonae and m. avium found. given the sensitive nature ... | 2014 | 24746232 |