TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolation of a novel strain of mycobacterium iranicum from a woman in the united states
AU - Balakrishnan, Nandhakumar
AU - Tortoli, Enrico
AU - Engel, Susan L.
AU - Breitschwerdt, Edward B.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02560-12
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02560-12
M3 - Article
C2 - 23224096
AN - SCOPUS:84873020787
VL - 51
SP - 705
EP - 707
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 2
ER -