Natural Disasters and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

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Natural Disasters and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Jennifer R. Honda, PhD, Jon N. Bernhard, MEd, Edward D. Chan, MD CHEST Volume 147, Issue 2, Pages 304-308 (February 2015) DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0974 Copyright © 2015 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Number of NTM-positive cultures in Louisiana from 1997 to 2013 in relation to major hurricanes plotted by year. The names and years of occurrence of three major hurricanes that struck the state of Louisiana are also shown. NTM = nontuberculous mycobacteria. CHEST 2015 147, 304-308DOI: (10.1378/chest.14-0974) Copyright © 2015 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions