title: Occurrence and clinical relevance of Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov., Germany.
abstract: Retrospective molecular genetic analysis of 166 Mycobacterium intracellulare isolates showed that 143 (86%) strains could be assigned to Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov. Of 97 patients from whom M. chimaera sp. nov. was isolated, only 3.3% exhibited mycobacterial lung disease, whereas all M. intracellulare isolates caused severe pulmonary infections.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany. birgitta.schweickert@charite.de
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schweickert
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Ulf B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Göbel
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrich
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buchholz
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moter