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7416593

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
The nontuberculous mycobacterial group Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellular-M. scrofulaceum (MAIS) was isolated from 33% of the water samples collected from various aquatic environments in the southeastern United States. By contrast, only 20% of the water samples collected in the northeastern United States (New Jersey northward) yielded MAIS organisms. The most frequent recovery of MAIS organisms (37%) was from water samples with salinities from 0.1 to 1.9 g% (grams of NaCl/100 ml of sample). Other saprophytic slow- and rapid-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria were also isolated. The fewer MAIS organisms recovered from marine waters (20%) relative to those from freshwaters (37%) suggested that ocean water may not be a primary origin of these pathogens, although it still may be a source of infection. Our data implied a positive correlation between the frequency of persons reacting to MAIS antigens and the presence of these potential pathogens in the coastal region of the eastern United States.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-0805
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
931-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology of infection by nontuberculous mycobacteria. I. Geographic distribution in the eastern United States.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't