Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana from 1994 to 2012
Figure 1
Distribution patterns of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical samples in the three French departments of the Americas from 1994 to 2012. (a) Total study sample strains (one isolate per species per patient); (b) distribution of strains per department, that is, Guadeloupe , Martinique , and French Guiana ; (c) mean isolation frequency for M. kansasii and M. intracellulare in Guadeloupe and for M. terrae complex in French Guiana versus total isolates during study periods of 1994–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–2008, and 2009–2012 (numbers are shown as average number per year on secondary -axis; mean values are illustrated to counterbalance the fact that the last interval consisted of four years).
