title: The recovery of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) from the residential bathrooms of patients with pulmonary MAC.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Toneyama Institute for Tuberculosis Research, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan. nishiuchi@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiuchi
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maekura
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitada
authors.forename: Aki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamaru
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguri
authors.forename: Yukimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kira
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiraga
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirotani
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: 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