Han X Y
Department of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Sep;136(9):1188-91. doi: 10.1017/S095026880700982X. Epub 2007 Nov 16.
Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are environmental organisms that have emerged as significant human pathogens. RGM infections show remarkable geographic variations. In this study, based on data from Houston, Texas, RGM were isolated from clinical cultures year-round, although peaks in the summer and autumn correlating with the seasonal variation of temperature and rainfall also were noted. These results may offer some explanation for the summer occurrence of RGM outbreaks at diverse locations.
快速生长分枝杆菌(RGM)是已成为重要人类病原体的环境微生物。RGM感染呈现出显著的地理差异。在本研究中,基于得克萨斯州休斯顿的数据,全年都从临床培养物中分离出RGM,不过也注意到夏季和秋季的峰值与温度和降雨的季节变化相关。这些结果可能为不同地点夏季发生RGM暴发提供一些解释。