Mycobacterium avium in a shower linked to pulmonary disease

Mycobacterium avium was isolated from hot and cold water samples and from sediment (biofilm) collected from the showerhead in the home of a woman with M. avium pulmonary disease lacking known M. avium risk factors. IS1245/IS1311 DNA fingerprinting demonstrated that M. avium isolates from the hot and...

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Published in:Journal of water and health Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 209 - 213
Main Authors: Falkinham, Joseph O., Iseman, Michael D., de Haas, Petra, van Soolingen, Dick
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London IWA Publishing 01.06.2008
Subjects:
Biofilms
Cold water
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA fingerprinting
Fingerprinting
Lung diseases
Mycobacterium avium
Pathogens
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Sediment
Water analysis
Water sampling
ISSN:1477-8920, 1996-7829
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Summary:Mycobacterium avium was isolated from hot and cold water samples and from sediment (biofilm) collected from the showerhead in the home of a woman with M. avium pulmonary disease lacking known M. avium risk factors. IS1245/IS1311 DNA fingerprinting demonstrated that M. avium isolates from the hot and cold water and showerhead sediment demonstrated a clonal relationship with the patient's M. avium isolate. The data provide evidence that showers may serve as sources of infection by waterborne M. avium.
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ISSN:1477-8920
1996-7829
DOI:10.2166/wh.2008.232