| Literature DB >> 16082003 |
Enrico Tortoli1, Leonardo Chianura, Lionella Fabbro, Alessandro Mariottini, Nuria Martín-Casabona, Gianna Mazzarelli, Cristina Russo, Mario Spinelli.
Abstract
We report on four cases of infection by the recently described species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum. In two cases the mycobacterium was isolated from AIDS patients, while in the others it was responsible for pulmonary disease in elderly men. Our findings suggest that M. parascrofulaceum is an opportunistic pathogen, like many other nontuberculous mycobacterial species.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16082003 PMCID: PMC1233953 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4286-4287.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948