title: Characterization of "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" associated with a pseudo-outbreak.
abstract: We describe the first "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" (unofficial taxon) pseudo-outbreak in a tertiary-care medical center. Fifteen clinical nontuberculous mycobacterium isolates from 10 patients were initially identified by biochemical tests and high-performance liquid chromatography as Mycobacterium scrofulaceum. However, further testing by molecular analysis revealed "M. paraffinicum." Epidemiological and environmental investigation determined that the ice machine was the source of the pseudo-outbreak.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors: Shu-Hua
authors: SH
authors: Wang
authors: Julie E
authors: JE
authors: Mangino
authors: Kurt
authors: K
authors: Stevenson
authors: Mitchell A
authors: MA
authors: Yakrus
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Cooksey
authors: W Ray
authors: WR
authors: Butler
authors: Mimi
authors: M
authors: Healy
authors: Mark G
authors: MG
authors: Wise
authors: Larry S
authors: LS
authors: Schlesinger
authors: Preeti
authors: P
authors: Pancholi
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology