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Infections due to the newly described species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum. 2005

Enrico Tortoli, and Leonardo Chianura, and Lionella Fabbro, and Alessandro Mariottini, and Nuria Martín-Casabona, and Gianna Mazzarelli, and Cristina Russo, and Mario Spinelli
Regional Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy. e.tortoli@libero.it

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.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009161 Mycobacterium A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts. Mycobacteria
D009164 Mycobacterium Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus MYCOBACTERIUM. Infections, Mycobacterium,Infection, Mycobacterium,Mycobacterium Infection
D009894 Opportunistic Infections An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression. Infection, Opportunistic,Infections, Opportunistic,Opportunistic Infection
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D017088 AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Opportunistic infections found in patients who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common include PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA, Kaposi's sarcoma, cryptosporidiosis, herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and infections with Mycobacterium avium complex, Microsporidium, and Cytomegalovirus. HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections,Opportunistic Infections, AIDS-Related,Opportunistic Infections, HIV-Related,AIDS Related Opportunistic Infections,AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infection,HIV Related Opportunistic Infections,HIV-Related Opportunistic Infection,Infection, HIV-Related Opportunistic,Infections, HIV-Related Opportunistic,Opportunistic Infection, AIDS-Related,Opportunistic Infection, HIV-Related,Opportunistic Infections, AIDS Related,Opportunistic Infections, HIV Related

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