       Document 0139
 DOCN  M9630139
 TI    Isolation of atypical mycobacteria from tap water in hospitals and
       homes: is this a possible source of disseminated MAC infection in AIDS
       patients?
 DT    9603
 AU    Peters M; Muller C; Rusch-Gerdes S; Seidel C; Gobel U; Pohle HD; Ruf B;
       Il. Department of Medicine, Rudolf Virchow University Hospital,; Berlin,
       Germany
 SO    J Infect. 1995 Jul;31(1):39-44. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96019123
 AB    Infections caused by mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT),
       especially Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), are common in AIDS
       patients, but rare in immunocompetent persons. The route of transmission
       is unknown, but tap water could provide a possible source of infection:
       MAC was isolated from tap water in the U.S.A. but this has not been
       reported in Germany. We therefore investigated tap water in Berlin for
       the presence of mycobacteria and compared radiometric (Bactec) and
       standard plate culture methods processing large volumes of water
       samples. The Bactec method yielded equal results compared to standard
       methods but had the advantage of easy handling. Mycobacteria were
       isolated from 50/118 (42.4%) samples and from 21/30 (70%) sites. The
       most frequently isolated species was Mycobacterium gordonae (from 28%
       samples and from 53.3% sites); MAC was isolated from two samples only
       (1.7%).
 DE    AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/TRANSMISSION  Bacteriological
       Techniques  Berlin  Comparative Study  Hospitals  Human  Mycobacterium
       avium  Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/TRANSMISSION
       Mycobacterium, Atypical/*ISOLATION & PURIF  *Water Microbiology  *Water
       Supply  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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