Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) caused by Sphingobacterium spiritivorum from the water reservoir of a steam iron.
A case of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) caused by Sphingobacterium spiritivorum is described. The symptoms were associated with the use of a steam iron. The water reservoir was heavily contaminated with S. spiritivorum (10(6) CFU ml(-1)). This is the first report of S. spiritivorum as a causative agent of EAA.
Kämpfer
Peter
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Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, Germany. peter.kaempfer@agrar.uni-giessen.de
Engelhart
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Rolke
M
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Sennekamp
J
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D000328:Adult; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000209:etiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006794:Household Articles / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D045249:Sphingobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013227:Steam; D014871:Water Microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013227:Steam