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Table 1 Distribution of water samples from hospitals in Tehran, Iran

From: Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria species from different water sources: a study of six hospitals in Tehran, Iran

Hospital (No. of samples)

Water samples (n = 198)

Positive

Negative

Contaminated

No. 1 (n = 56)

52 (92.8%)

3 (5.4%)

1 (1.8%)

No. 2 (n = 56)

36 (64.3%)

15 (26.8%)

5 (0.9%)

No. 3 (n = 22)

10 (45.5%)

10 (45.5%)

2 (9.0%)

No. 4 (n = 22)

8 (36.4%)

14 (63.6%)

0 (0.0%)

No. 5 (n = 22)

8 (36.4%)

12 (54.5%)

2 (9.1%)

No. 6 (n = 20)

14 (70.0%)

5 (25.0%)

1 (5.0%)