title: Isolation of a novel strain of Mycobacterium iranicum from a woman in the United States.
abstract: A novel strain of Mycobacterium iranicum, a recently described nontuberculous Mycobacterium species, was isolated from the sputum of a woman. The source of infection was not determined; however, fomite transmission of inhaled aerosolized secretions from her husband's sleep apnea equipment was historically possible.
authors.affiliation: Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Nandhakumar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tortoli
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D011859:Radiography; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States