Mycobacterium avium in a shower linked to pulmonary disease

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-213

  Falkinham III, Joseph O ^a   Iseman, Michael D ^b   de Haas, Petra ^c   van Soolingen, Dick ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Infections; Mycobacteria; Showers

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; HOT WATER; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; COLD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 47149109804     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.232     Document Type: Article

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