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The recovery of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) from the residential bathrooms of patients with pulmonary MAC.

Yukiko Nishiuchi, Ryoji Maekura, Seigo Kitada, Aki Tamaru, Takahiro Taguri, Yukimi Kira, Toru Hiraga, Atsushi Hirotani, Kenji Yoshimura, Mari Miki, Masami Ito
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007 August 2
The distribution of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) in residences was examined. MAC was only recovered from bathrooms but not from other sites of residences. The appearance ratio in the bathrooms of patients with pulmonary MAC was significantly higher than that in healthy volunteers' bathrooms (P=.01). For 2 patients, the genotypes of environmental isolates were identical to their respective clinical isolates.

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