Douglas J G, Calder M A, Choo-Kang Y F, Leitch A G
Thorax. 1986 Feb;41(2):152-3. doi: 10.1136/thx.41.2.152.
Mycobacterium gordonae is a slow growing scotochromogenic acid fast bacillus (Runyon group II) with specific cultural and biochemical characteristics. It is a contaminant of water, soil, and raw milk and is usually considered to be saprophytic and non-pathogenic in man. We have recently seen two cases of pulmonary disease that may have been due to M gordonae, and we now report these and review our recent experience of this organism.
戈登分枝杆菌是一种生长缓慢的暗产色抗酸杆菌（鲁尼恩分类Ⅱ群），具有特定的培养和生化特性。它是水、土壤和生牛奶中的污染物，通常被认为在人类中是腐生的且无致病性。我们最近遇到了两例可能由戈登分枝杆菌引起的肺部疾病病例，现将这些病例报告如下，并回顾我们近期对该菌的诊治经验。
