Occurrence and clinical relevance of Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov., Germany

Retrospective molecular genetic analysis of 166 Mycobacterium intracellulare isolates showed that 143 (86%) strains could be assigned to Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov. Of 97 patients from whom M. chimaera sp. nov. was isolated, only 3.3% exhibited mycobacterial lung disease, whereas all M. intracel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2008-09, Vol.14 (9), p.1443-1446
Hauptverfasser:	Schweickert, Birgitta, Goldenberg, Oliver, Richter, Elvira, Göbel, Ulf B, Petrich, Annette, Buchholz, Petra, Moter, Annette
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	atypical mycobacterium infections Diagnosis Dispatch Genetic aspects Genetic screening Germany - epidemiology Health aspects high-performance liquid chromatography Humans Lung diseases Lung Diseases - epidemiology Lung Diseases - microbiology Methods Mycobacterium Mycobacterium - classification Mycobacterium avium complex Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection Mycobacterium Infections - epidemiology Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology Mycobacterium intracellulare ribosomal DNA ribosomal spacer DNA Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Retrospective molecular genetic analysis of 166 Mycobacterium intracellulare isolates showed that 143 (86%) strains could be assigned to Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov. Of 97 patients from whom M. chimaera sp. nov. was isolated, only 3.3% exhibited mycobacterial lung disease, whereas all M. intracellulare isolates caused severe pulmonary infections.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1409.071032