title: Report of two cases of Mycobacterium europaeum from Iran.
abstract: Herein, we report repeated isolation of Mycobacterium europaeum from the sputum samples of an Iranian human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient and a cystic fibrosis patient with chronic pulmonary disease. To our knowledge, this is the first isolation of M. europaeum from human clinical specimens in Asia to be reported.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran. f.pourahmad＠ilam.ac.ir
authors.forename: Fazel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pourahmad
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shojaei
authors.forename: Parvin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heidarieh
authors.forename: Azardokht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosravi
authors.forename: Abodolrazagh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashemi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D010802:Phylogeny; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C074119:heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; C105078:RNA polymerase beta subunit