TY - JOUR
T1 - Infections due to the newly described species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum
AU - Tortoli, Enrico
AU - Chianura, Leonardo
AU - Fabbro, Lionella
AU - Mariottini, Alessandro
AU - Martín-Casabona, Nuria
AU - Mazzarelli, Gianna
AU - Russo, Cristina
AU - Spinelli, Mario
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4286-4287.2005
DO - 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4286-4287.2005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16082003
AN - SCOPUS:23744509371
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 43
SP - 4286
EP - 4287
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 8
ER -