Tortoli Enrico, Chianura Leonardo, Fabbro Lionella, Mariottini Alessandro, Martín-Casabona Nuria, Mazzarelli Gianna, Russo Cristina, Spinelli Mario
Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Aug;43(8):4286-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4286-4287.2005.
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.
我们报告了4例近期描述的副瘰疬分枝杆菌感染病例。其中2例分枝杆菌分离自艾滋病患者,另外2例则导致老年男性患肺部疾病。我们的研究结果表明,副瘰疬分枝杆菌是一种机会致病菌,与许多其他非结核分枝杆菌种类一样。