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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