title: Infections due to the newly described species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum.
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.
authors.affiliation: Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy. e.tortoli@libero.it
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tortoli
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chianura
authors.forename: Lionella
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fabbro
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariottini
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martín-Casabona
authors.forename: Gianna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzarelli
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spinelli
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*