The recovery of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) from the residential bathrooms of patients with pulmonary MAC.
The distribution of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) in residences was examined. MAC was only recovered from bathrooms but not from other sites of residences. The appearance ratio in the bathrooms of patients with pulmonary MAC was significantly higher than that in healthy volunteers' bathrooms (P=.01). For 2 patients, the genotypes of environmental isolates were identical to their respective clinical isolates.
Nishiuchi
Yukiko
Y
Toneyama Institute for Tuberculosis Research, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan. nishiuchi@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Maekura
Ryoji
R
Kitada
Seigo
S
Tamaru
Aki
A
Taguri
Takahiro
T
Kira
Yukimi
Y
Hiraga
Toru
T
Hirotani
Atsushi
A
Yoshimura
Kenji
K
Miki
Mari
M
Ito
Masami
M
D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007564:Japan; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology