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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, p. 4286-4287, Vol. 43, No. 8
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.4286-4287.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Infections Due to the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum

Enrico Tortoli,1* Leonardo Chianura,2 Lionella Fabbro,3 Alessandro Mariottini,1,4 Nuria Martín-Casabona,5 Gianna Mazzarelli,1,6 Cristina Russo,7 and Mario Spinelli8

Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory,1 Cytogenetics and Genetics Unit,4 Microbiological and Virological Serum-Immunology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence,6 Infectious Diseases Unit, Niguarda Hospital, Milan,2 Social Hygiene Dispensary, Turin,3 Microbiology Laboratory, Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome,7 Clinical Laboratory, Sant'Anna Hospital, Como, Italy,8 Microbiology Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Autonoma University, Barcelona, Spain5

Received 29 March 2005/ Returned for modification 29 April 2005/ Accepted 18 May 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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centro Regionale di Riferimento per la Diagnostica dei Micobatteri, Piastra dei Servizi, Ospedale di Careggi, viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Firenze, Italy. Phone: 39-055-4279199. Fax: 39-055-4279830. E-mail: e.tortoli{at}libero.it.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, p. 4286-4287, Vol. 43, No. 8
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.4286-4287.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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