Isolation of a novel strain of Mycobacterium iranicum from a woman in the United States

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Feb;51(2):705-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02560-12. Epub 2012 Dec 5.

Abstract

A novel strain of Mycobacterium iranicum, a recently described nontuberculous Mycobacterium species, was isolated from the sputum of a woman. The source of infection was not determined; however, fomite transmission of inhaled aerosolized secretions from her husband's sleep apnea equipment was historically possible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium / classification
  • Mycobacterium / genetics
  • Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / transmission
  • Radiography
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • United States