Infections Due to the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum
- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (8) , 4286-7
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.8.4286-4287.2005
Abstract
We report on four cases of infection by the recently described species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum . In two cases the mycobacterium was isolated from AIDS patients, while in the others it was responsible for pulmonary disease in elderly men. Our findings suggest that M. parascrofulaceum is an opportunistic pathogen, like many other nontuberculous mycobacterial species.Keywords
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