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The Presence of Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens in Residential Buildings: A Literature Review. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14071129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP) are microorganisms that are native to the plumbing environment and that present an emerging infectious disease problem. They share characteristics, such as disinfectant resistance, thermal tolerance, and biofilm formation. The colonisation of domestic water systems presents an elevated health risk for immune-compromised individuals who receive healthcare at home. The literature that has identified the previously described OPPPs (Aeromonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., Helicobacter spp., Legionella spp., Methylobacterium spp., Mycobacteria spp., Pseudomonas spp., and Stenotrophomonas spp.) in residential drinking water systems were systematically reviewed. By applying the Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines, 214 studies were identified from the Scopus and Web of Science databases, which included 30 clinical case investigations. Tap components and showerheads were the most frequently identified sources of OPPPs. Sixty-four of these studies detected additional clinically relevant pathogens that are not classified as OPPPs in these reservoirs. There was considerable variation in the detection methods, which included traditional culturing and molecular approaches. These identified studies demonstrate that the current drinking water treatment methods are ineffective against many waterborne pathogens. It is critical that, as at-home healthcare services continue to be promoted, we understand the emergent risks that are posed by OPPPs in residential drinking water. Future research is needed in order to provide consistent data on the prevalence of OPPPs in residential water, and on the incidence of waterborne homecare-associated infections. This will enable the identification of the contributing risk factors, and the development of effective controls.
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Pfaller S, King D, Mistry JH, Donohue M. Occurrence revisited: Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare in potable water in the USA. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:2715-2727. [PMID: 35298694 PMCID: PMC9173748 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11849-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections are increasing in the USA and have a high cost burden associated with treatment. Thus, it is necessary to understand what changes could be contributing to this increase in NTM disease rate. Water samples from 40 sites were collected from around the USA. They represented three water types: groundwater disinfected with chlorine and surface water disinfected with chlorine or monochloramine. Two methods, culture and qPCR, were used to measure M. avium and M. intracellulare. Heterotrophic bacteria and NTM counts were also measured. M. avium and M. intracellulare were molecularly detected in 25% (73/292) and 35% (102/292) of samples. The mean concentrations of M. avium and M. intracellulare were 2.8 × 103 and 4.0 × 103 genomic units (GU) L-1. The Northeast sites had the highest sample positively rate for both M. avium and M. intracellulare. The highest NTM counts and M. avium concentrations were observed in the surface water treated with chloramine. Geographic location and source water/disinfectant type were observed to significantly influence M. avium and M. intracellulare occurrence rates. These studies can help improve public health risk management by balancing disinfectant treatments and diverse microbial loads in drinking water. KEY POINTS: • M. avium (MA) culture rate increased significantly: 1% (1999) to 13%. • Culture versus qPCR method: 13% vs 31% for MA and 6% vs 35% for MI. • The results of each method type tell two different stories of MA and MI occurrence.
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- Stacy Pfaller
- Center for Exposure Research and Emergency Response, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Mail Stop 593, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA
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- Center for Exposure Research and Emergency Response, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Mail Stop 593, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Exposure Research and Emergency Response, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Mail Stop 593, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA.
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Shin MK, Shin SJ. Genetic Involvement of Mycobacterium avium Complex in the Regulation and Manipulation of Innate Immune Functions of Host Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22063011. [PMID: 33809463 PMCID: PMC8000623 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a collection of mycobacterial species representing nontuberculous mycobacteria, are characterized as ubiquitous and opportunistic pathogens. The incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases caused by MAC have been emerging globally due to complications in the treatment of MAC-pulmonary disease (PD) in humans and the lack of understating individual differences in genetic traits and pathogenesis of MAC species or subspecies. Despite genetically close one to another, mycobacteria species belonging to the MAC cause diseases to different host range along with a distinct spectrum of disease. In addition, unlike Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the underlying mechanisms for the pathogenesis of MAC infection from environmental sources of infection to their survival strategies within host cells have not been fully elucidated. In this review, we highlight unique genetic and genotypic differences in MAC species and the virulence factors conferring the ability to MAC for the tactics evading innate immune attacks of host cells based on the recent advances in genetic analysis by exemplifying M. avium subsp. hominissuis, a major representative pathogen causing MAC-PD in humans. Further understanding of the genetic link between host and MAC may contribute to enhance host anti-MAC immunity, but also provide novel therapeutic approaches targeting the pangenesis-associated genes of MAC.
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- Min-Kyoung Shin
- Department of Microbiology and Convergence Medical Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52727, Korea;
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-2228-1813
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Arfaatabar M, Karami P, Khaledi A. An update on prevalence of slow-growing mycobacteria and rapid-growing mycobacteria retrieved from hospital water sources in Iran - a systematic review. Germs 2021; 11:97-104. [PMID: 33898346 DOI: 10.18683/germs.2021.1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Introduction This study aimed to assess the prevalence of slow growing mycobacteria (SGM) and rapid-growing mycobacteria (RGM) retrieved from hospital water sources in Iran from 2016 to 2020. Methods The review was conducted to get eligible published studies from 1st January 2016 to 25th March 2020 based on PRISMA protocol. A combination of related words from the Medical Subject Heading Terms (MeSH), with (AND, OR) were used to search for published studies reporting the prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Scopus, MEDLINE, Web of Sciences, Google Scholar, and Iranian databases. Then data from the studies were extracted and reported. Results Our study showed that different water sources of hospitals were contaminated with NTMs. The prevalence of RGM isolates in hospital water samples varied between 42.2%-67.5%, and the prevalence of SGM varied between 32.5%-57.7%, respectively. M. lentiflavum (84.7%), M. avium complex(2.8%-56.4%)and M. gordonae (2.8%-56.2%) were the most prevalent NTM species amongst SGM, whereas M. fortuitum (2.9%-44.2%), M. chelonae (8%-36.8%), M. mucogenicum (8%-25.6%) were the most leading NTM isolates among RGM. Conclusions A high prevalence of NTM was reported from hospital environments particularly hospital water sources which can colonize medical devices, solutions, and water used for patients and cause nosocomial infection. Therefore, the hospitals should check the microbiological quality of the water used.
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- Maryam Arfaatabar
- PhD, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Kashan Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box: 87135.433, Post Code: 8715998151, Kashan, Iran
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- PhD, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Post Code: 65178, Hamadan, Iran
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- PhD, Infectious Diseases Research Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 87155.111, Post Code: 87154, Kashan, Iran
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Differential Genotyping of Mycobacterium avium Complex and Its Implications in Clinical and Environmental Epidemiology. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8010098. [PMID: 31936743 PMCID: PMC7022546 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In recent decades, the incidence and prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have greatly increased, becoming a major worldwide public health problem. Among numerous NTM species, the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the most predominant species, causing disease in humans. MAC is recognized as a ubiquitous microorganism, with contaminated water and soil being established sources of infection. However, the reason for the recent increase in MAC-associated disease has not yet been fully elucidated. Furthermore, human MAC infections are associated with a variety of infection sources. To improve the determination of infection sources and epidemiology of MAC, feasible and reliable genotyping methods are required to allow for the characterization of the epidemiology and biology of MAC. In this review, we discuss genotyping methods, such as pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, a variable number of tandem repeats, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable number of tandem repeats, and repetitive element sequence-based PCR that have been applied to elucidate the association between the MAC genotypes and epidemiological dominance, clinical phenotypes, evolutionary process, and control measures of infection. Characterizing the association between infection sources and the epidemiology of MAC will allow for the development of novel preventive strategies for the effective control of MAC infection.
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Richards CL, Broadaway SC, Eggers MJ, Doyle J, Pyle BH, Camper AK, Ford TE. Detection of Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Bacteria in Drinking Water and Associated Biofilms on the Crow Reservation, Montana, USA. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2018; 76:52-63. [PMID: 25796498 PMCID: PMC9291231 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-015-0595-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Private residences in rural areas with water systems that are not adequately regulated, monitored, and updated could have drinking water that poses a health risk. To investigate water quality on the Crow Reservation in Montana, water and biofilm samples were collected from 57 public buildings and private residences served by either treated municipal or individual groundwater well systems. Bacteriological quality was assessed including detection of fecal coliform bacteria and heterotrophic plate count (HPC) as well as three potentially pathogenic bacterial genera, Mycobacterium, Legionella, and Helicobacter. All three target genera were detected in drinking water systems on the Crow Reservation. Species detected included the opportunistic and frank pathogens Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium gordonae, Mycobacterium flavescens, Legionella pneumophila, and Helicobacter pylori. Additionally, there was an association between HPC bacteria and the presence of Mycobacterium and Legionella but not the presence of Helicobacter. This research has shown that groundwater and municipal drinking water systems on the Crow Reservation can harbor potential bacterial pathogens.
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- Crystal L Richards
- Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT, 59101, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, MT, 59022, USA
- Apsaalooke Water and Wastewater Authority, Hardin, MT, 59034, USA
- Crow Tribal Member, Crow Agency, MT, 59022, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- School of Health Professions, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, 22601, USA.
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Saito M, Kasai H, Shimazu K, Urushibara T, Iida T, Shinozaki T. Lung Mycobacterium avium developed after removing an acupuncture needle from the lung. Respirol Case Rep 2018; 6:e00279. [PMID: 29321924 PMCID: PMC5757586 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Acupuncture needles can cause non‐tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) infection on the skin, but there are no reports that acupuncture needles inserted into the lung have caused lung NTM infection. A 63‐year‐old woman, who underwent removal of a broken acupuncture needle inserted into the lung nine years ago, was admitted with nodules in the right lung. The shadow was positioned where the needle had existed. Partial lung resection of the right lower lobe was performed, and the resected area showed caseous necrosis histopathologically. Furthermore, Mycobacterium avium was cultured from the specimen. When abnormal lung shadows are located where a resected foreign body appeared, NTM infection should be considered.
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- Mikihito Saito
- Department of Respiratory Medicine Kimitsu Chuo Hospital Kisarazu Japan.,Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University Chiba Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine Kimitsu Chuo Hospital Kisarazu Japan.,Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University Chiba Japan.,Health Professional Development Center Chiba University Hospital Chiba Japan
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- Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University Chiba Japan.,Department of Japanese-Oriental "KAMPO" Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University Chiba Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery Kimitsu Chuo Hospital Kisarazu Japan
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Despite the ubiqitous nature of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) organisms in the environment, relatively few of those who are infected develop disease. Thus, some degree of susceptibility due to either underlying lung disease or immunosuppression is required. The frequency of pulmonary MAC disease is increasing in many areas, and the exact reasons are unknown. Isolation of MAC from a respiratory specimen does not necessarily mean that treatment is required, as the decision to treatment requires the synthesis of clinical, radiographic, and microbiologic information as well as a weighing of the risks and benefits for the individual patient. Successful treatment requires a multipronged approach that includes antibiotics, aggressive pulmonary hygiene, and sometimes resection of the diseased lung. A combination of azithromycin, rifampin, and ethambutol administered three times weekly is recommend for nodular bronchiectatic disease, whereas the same regimen may be used for cavitary disease but administered daily and often with inclusion of a parenteral aminoglycoside. Disseminated MAC (DMAC) is almost exclusively seen in patients with late-stage AIDS and can be treated with a macrolide in combination with ethambutol, with or without rifabutin: the most important intervention in this setting is to gain HIV control with the use of potent antiretroviral therapy. Treatment outcomes for many patients with MAC disease remain suboptimal, so new drugs and treatment regimens are greatly needed. Given the high rate of reinfection after cure, one of the greatest needs is a better understanding of where infection occurs and how this can be prevented.
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Hamilton KA, Weir MH, Haas CN. Dose response models and a quantitative microbial risk assessment framework for the Mycobacterium avium complex that account for recent developments in molecular biology, taxonomy, and epidemiology. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 109:310-326. [PMID: 27915187 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of environmentally-transmitted pathogens of great public health importance. This group is known to be harbored, amplified, and selected for more human-virulent characteristics by amoeba species in aquatic biofilms. However, a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) has not been performed due to the lack of dose response models resulting from significant heterogeneity within even a single species or subspecies of MAC, as well as the range of human susceptibilities to mycobacterial disease. The primary human-relevant species and subspecies responsible for the majority of the human disease burden and present in drinking water, biofilms, and soil are M. avium subsp. hominissuis, M. intracellulare, and M. chimaera. A critical review of the published literature identified important health endpoints, exposure routes, and susceptible populations for MAC risk assessment. In addition, data sets for quantitative dose-response functions were extracted from published in vivo animal dosing experiments. As a result, seven new exponential dose response models for human-relevant species of MAC with endpoints of lung lesions, death, disseminated infection, liver infection, and lymph node lesions are proposed. Although current physical and biochemical tests used in clinical settings do not differentiate between M. avium and M. intracellulare, differentiating between environmental species and subspecies of the MAC can aid in the assessment of health risks and control of MAC sources. A framework is proposed for incorporating the proposed dose response models into susceptible population- and exposure route-specific QMRA models.
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- Kerry A Hamilton
- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Division of Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Civil Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Kanamori H, Weber DJ, Rutala WA. Healthcare Outbreaks Associated With a Water Reservoir and Infection Prevention Strategies. Clin Infect Dis 2016; 62:1423-35. [DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Arrazuria R, Juste RA, Elguezabal N. Mycobacterial Infections in Rabbits: From the Wild to the Laboratory. Transbound Emerg Dis 2016; 64:1045-1058. [PMID: 26799551 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Tuberculous mycobacterial diseases such as leprosy and tuberculosis are ancient diseases that currently continue threatening human health in some countries. Non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections cause a series of well-defined pathological entities, as well as some opportunistic diseases that have also increased worldwide, being more common among immunocompromised patients but rising also in immunocompetent individuals. Reports on natural infections by mycobacteria in rabbits are scarce and mainly involve NTM such as Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium in pigmy rabbits in the United States and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in wild rabbits in Europe. Rabbits have been used as laboratory animals through the years, both to generate immunological reagents and as infection models. Mycobacterial infection models have been developed in this animal species showing different susceptibility patterns to mycobacteria in laboratory conditions. The latent tuberculosis model and the cavitary tuberculosis model have been widely used to elucidate pathogenic mechanisms and to evaluate chemotherapy and vaccination strategies. Rabbits have also been used as bovine paratuberculosis infection models. This review aimed to gather both wildlife and experimental infection data on mycobacteriosis in rabbits to assess their role in the spread of these infections as well as their potential use in the experimental study of mycobacterial pathogenesis and treatment.
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- R Arrazuria
- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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Chern EC, King D, Haugland R, Pfaller S. Evaluation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays targeting Mycobacterium avium, M. intracellulare, and M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis in drinking water biofilms. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2015; 13:131-9. [PMID: 25719473 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2014.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Mycobacterium avium (MA), Mycobacterium intracellulare (MI), and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) are difficult to culture due to their slow growing nature. A quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method for the rapid detection of MA, MI, and MAP can be used to provide data supporting drinking water biofilms as potential sources of human exposure. The aim of this study was to characterize two qPCR assays targeting partial 16S rRNA gene sequences of MA and MI and use these assays, along with two previously reported MAP qPCR assays (IS900 and Target 251), to investigate Mycobacterium occurrence in kitchen faucet biofilms. MA and MI qPCR assays demonstrated 100% specificity and sensitivity when evaluated against 18 non-MA complex, 76 MA, and 17 MI isolates. Both assays detected approximately 1,000 cells from a diluted cell stock inoculated on a sampling swab 100% of the time. DNA analysis by qPCR indicated that 35.3, 56.9 and 11.8% of the 51 kitchen faucet biofilm samples collected contained MA, MI, and MAP, respectively. This study introduces novel qPCR assays designed to specifically detect MA and MI in biofilm. Results support the use of qPCR as an alternative to culture for detection and enumeration of MA, MI, and MAP in microbiologically complex samples.
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- Eunice C Chern
- National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA E-mail:
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA E-mail:
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA E-mail:
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA E-mail:
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Nosocomial waterborne pathogens may reach patients through several modes of transmission. Colonization of healthcare facility waterworks can occur in the proximal infrastructure, in the distal water outlets, or both. Infections with waterborne organisms such as Legionella, mycobacteria, Pseudomonas, and others cause significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Hospitals should have prospective water safety plans that include preventive measures, as prevention is preferable to remediation of contaminated hospital water distribution systems. Whole-genome sequencing may provide more informative epidemiologic data to link patient infections with hospital water isolates.
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- Brooke K Decker
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive, 12C103A, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Kim E, Kinney WH, Ovrutsky AR, Vo D, Bai X, Honda JR, Marx G, Peck E, Lindberg L, Falkinham JO, May RM, Chan ED. A surface with a biomimetic micropattern reduces colonization of Mycobacterium abscessus. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 360:17-22. [PMID: 25155501 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous organisms found in soil, water, and biofilms. Engineered surface topography has been proposed as a method to reduce microbial biofilm formation. The Sharklet(®) micropattern silicone surface has been shown to reduce biofilm formation of pyogenic bacteria. We hypothesized that this micropattern surface will also reduce colonization by Mycobacterium abscessus, a human pathogen. Smooth and micropattern silicone samples were incubated with 1 × 10(6) M. abscessus mL(-1) for 2 and 4 days. After processing to optimize recovery of adhered mycobacteria, there was a 75% and 50% reduction in the number of viable M. abscessus recovered from the micropattern surfaces compared to the smooth surfaces at 2 and 4 days after inoculation, respectively. Ziehl-Neelsen staining after measures to remove the adherent microorganisms revealed fewer residual M. abscessus on the micropattern samples as compared to smooth samples, validating the quantitative culture results. Microscopic observation of 2, 4, and 8 day M. abscessus cultures on micropattern samples showed that the organisms preferentially colonized within the channels between the rectangular features. In summary, a micropattern surface reduces the colonization of a pathogenic NTM. It remains to be seen whether this micropattern can reduce infections in humans.
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- Eun Kim
- Department of Medicine and Academic Affairs, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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Detection of Legionella, L. pneumophila and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) along potable water distribution pipelines. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2014; 11:7393-405. [PMID: 25046636 PMCID: PMC4113883 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110707393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inhalation of potable water presents a potential route of exposure to opportunistic pathogens and hence warrants significant public health concern. This study used qPCR to detect opportunistic pathogens Legionella spp., L. pneumophila and MAC at multiple points along two potable water distribution pipelines. One used chlorine disinfection and the other chloramine disinfection. Samples were collected four times over the year to provide seasonal variation and the chlorine or chloramine residual was measured during collection. Legionella spp., L. pneumophila and MAC were detected in both distribution systems throughout the year and were all detected at a maximum concentration of 103 copies/mL in the chlorine disinfected system and 106, 103 and 104 copies/mL respectively in the chloramine disinfected system. The concentrations of these opportunistic pathogens were primarily controlled throughout the distribution network through the maintenance of disinfection residuals. At a dead-end and when the disinfection residual was not maintained significant (p < 0.05) increases in concentration were observed when compared to the concentration measured closest to the processing plant in the same pipeline and sampling period. Total coliforms were not present in any water sample collected. This study demonstrates the ability of Legionella spp., L. pneumophila and MAC to survive the potable water disinfection process and highlights the need for greater measures to control these organisms along the distribution pipeline and at point of use.
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Islam MS, Larimer C, Ojha A, Nettleship I. Antimycobacterial efficacy of silver nanoparticles as deposited on porous membrane filters. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2013; 33:4575-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2013.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The tracing of mycobacteria in drinking water supply systems by culture, conventional, and real time PCRs. Curr Microbiol 2013; 67:725-31. [PMID: 23900570 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-013-0427-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mycobacteria are widely present in diverse aquatic habitats, where they can survive for months or years while some species can even proliferate. The resistance of different mycobacterial species to disinfection methods like chlorination or ozonation could result in their presence in the final tap water of consumers. In this study, the culture method, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex conventional duplex PCR for detection of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to detect three subspecies of M. avium species (M. a. avium, M. a. hominissuis, and M. a. paratuberculosis) were used to trace their possible path of transmission from the watershed through the reservoir and drinking water plant to raw drinking water and finally to households. A total of 124 samples from four drinking water supply systems in the Czech Republic, 52 dam sediments, 34 water treatment plant sludge samples, and 38 tap water household sediments, were analyzed. NTM of 11 different species were isolated by culture from 42 (33.9 %) samples; the most prevalent were M. gordonae (16.7 %), M. triplex (14.3 %), M. lentiflavum (9.5 %), M. a. avium (7.1 %), M. montefiorenase (7.1 %), and M. nonchromogenicum (7.1 %). NTM DNA was detected in 92 (76.7 %) samples. By qPCR analysis a statistically significant decrease (P < 0.01) was observed along the route from the reservoir (dam sediments), through water treatment sludge and finally to household sediments. The concentrations ranged from 10(0) to 10(4) DNA cells/g. It was confirmed that drinking water supply systems (watershed-reservoir-drinking water treatment plant-household) might be a potential transmission route for mycobacteria.
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Shared Mycobacterium avium genotypes observed among unlinked clinical and environmental isolates. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:5601-7. [PMID: 23851084 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01443-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Our understanding of the sources of Mycobacterium avium infection is partially based on genotypic matching of pathogen isolates from cases and environmental sources. These approaches assume that genotypic identity is rare in isolates from unlinked cases or sources. To test this assumption, a high-resolution PCR-based genotyping approach, large-sequence polymorphism (LSP)-mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR), was selected and used to analyze clinical and environmental isolates of M. avium from geographically diverse sources. Among 127 clinical isolates from seven locations in North America, South America, and Europe, 42 genotypes were observed. Among 12 of these genotypes, matches were seen in isolates from apparently unlinked patients in two or more geographic locations. Six of the 12 were also observed in environmental isolates. A subset of these isolates was further analyzed by alternative strain genotyping methods, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and MIRU-VNTR, which confirmed the existence of geographically dispersed strain genotypes. These results suggest that caution should be exercised in interpreting high-resolution genotypic matches as evidence for an acquisition event.
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Fujita K, Ito Y, Hirai T, Maekawa K, Imai S, Tatsumi S, Niimi A, Iinuma Y, Ichiyama S, Mishima M. Genetic relatedness of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex isolates from patients with pulmonary MAC disease and their residential soils. Clin Microbiol Infect 2013; 19:537-41. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03929.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Genc GE, Richter E, Erturan Z. Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from hospital waters in Turkey. APMIS 2013; 121:1192-7. [DOI: 10.1111/apm.12066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Gonca Erkose Genc
- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Department of Medical Microbiology; Istanbul University; Istanbul Turkey
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel; National Reference Center for Mycobacteria; Borstel Germany
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- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine; Department of Medical Microbiology; Istanbul University; Istanbul Turkey
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria, fungi, and opportunistic pathogens in unchlorinated drinking water in The Netherlands. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 79:825-34. [PMID: 23160134 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02748-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The multiplication of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water supplies might pose a threat to public health. In this study, distributed unchlorinated drinking water from eight treatment plants in the Netherlands was sampled and analyzed for fungi, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), and several opportunistic pathogens by using selective quantitative PCR methods. Fungi and NTM were detected in all drinking water samples, whereas Legionella pneumophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Aspergillus fumigatus were sporadically observed. Mycobacterium avium complex and Acanthamoeba spp. were not detected. Season had no influence on the occurrence of these organisms, except for NTM and S. maltophilia, which were present in higher numbers in the summer. Opportunistic pathogens were more often observed in premise plumbing water samples than in samples from the distribution system. The lowest number of these organisms was observed in the finished water at the plant. Thus, fungi, NTM, and some of the studied opportunistic pathogens can multiply in the distribution and premise plumbing systems. Assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and/or total organic carbon (TOC) had no clear effects on fungal and NTM numbers or on P. aeruginosa- and S. maltophilia-positive samples. However, L. pneumophila was detected more often in water with AOC concentrations above 10 μg C liter(-1) than in water with AOC levels below 5 μg C liter(-1). Finally, samples that contained L. pneumophila, P. aeruginosa, or S. maltophilia were more frequently positive for a second opportunistic pathogen, which shows that certain drinking water types and/or sampling locations promote the growth of multiple opportunistic pathogens.
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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis strains isolated from humans, pigs, and human living environment. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2012; 12:846-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Revised: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Whiley H, Keegan A, Giglio S, Bentham R. Mycobacterium avium complex--the role of potable water in disease transmission. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 113:223-32. [PMID: 22471411 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of opportunistic pathogens of major public health concern. It is responsible for a wide spectrum of disease dependent on subspecies, route of infection and patients pre-existing conditions. Presently, there is limited research on the incidence of MAC infection that considers both pulmonary and other clinical manifestations. MAC has been isolated from various terrestrial and aquatic environments including natural waters, engineered water systems and soils. Identifying the specific environmental sources responsible for human infection is essential in minimizing disease prevalence. This paper reviews current literature and case studies regarding the wide spectrum of disease caused by MAC and the role of potable water in disease transmission. Potable water was recognized as a putative pathway for MAC infection. Contaminated potable water sources associated with human infection included warm water distribution systems, showers, faucets, household drinking water, swimming pools and hot tub spas. MAC can maintain long-term contamination of potable water sources through its high resistance to disinfectants, association with biofilms and intracellular parasitism of free-living protozoa. Further research is required to investigate the efficiency of water treatment processes against MAC and into construction and maintenance of warm water distribution systems and the role they play in MAC proliferation.
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- School of the Environment, Health and the Environment, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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McNamara M, Danelishvili L, Bermudez LE. The Mycobacterium avium ESX-5 PPE protein, PPE25-MAV, interacts with an ESAT-6 family Protein, MAV_2921, and localizes to the bacterial surface. Microb Pathog 2012; 52:227-38. [PMID: 22265661 PMCID: PMC3883564 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Revised: 01/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Previous research has demonstrated that inactivation of the Mycobacterium avium gene, PPE25-MAV (MAV_2928), leads to a significant attenuation of virulence in both in vitro and in vivo models. PPE25-MAV encodes for a PPE family protein, a family from which many members have been implicated in both bacterial virulence and host immune recognition. Recent research has shown that many PPE family proteins are exported by a specialized Type VII secretion system in mycobacteria. In this context, the mechanisms of PPE25-MAV in M. avium pathogenesis were investigated. A mycobacterial 2-hybrid system was used to perform a directed search for M. avium proteins that interact directly with PPE25-MAV. An interaction was observed between PPE25-MAV and the ESAT-6 family protein, MAV_2921, and was further defined by 2-hybrid analysis of truncated PPE25-MAV, and confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation. Localization of the PPE25-MAV protein was analyzed in Mycobacterium smegmatis expressing the recombinant protein and a significant percentage of PPE25-MAV was shown to be exposed at the bacterial surface by surface biotinylation and trypsin protection assays. Finally, transcriptional analysis of PPE25-MAV and its associated operon suggested that nutrient limitation, a condition which occurs in the phagosome, plays a role in regulating expression of the PPE25-MAV gene.
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- Michael McNamara
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
- Department of Microbiology, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
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Maekawa K, Ito Y, Hirai T, Kubo T, Imai S, Tatsumi S, Fujita K, Takakura S, Niimi A, Iinuma Y, Ichiyama S, Togashi K, Mishima M. Environmental risk factors for pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex disease. Chest 2011; 140:723-729. [PMID: 21393389 DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-2315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) is a ubiquitous pathogen found in soil and water. Environmental exposure is the primary route for MAC infection. However, specific environmental risk factors have been poorly determined in immunocompetent patients with pulmonary MAC disease. METHODS A case-control study was performed with 106 patients with pulmonary MAC disease (men [women], 23 [83]; age, 64.3 ± 9.2 years) and 53 age-matched control patients with bronchiectasis but not pulmonary MAC infection (men [women], 7[46]; age, 63.0 ± 11.0 years). All participants completed a standardized questionnaire that included questions about medical history, smoking history, alcohol usage, age at menopause, and environment exposures. Environment exposures included soil exposure from farming or gardening; water exposure from bathing, showering, hot tub use, dishwashing, swimming, and drinking water; and pet exposure. RESULTS No differences were identified in the patient characteristics and underlying diseases. More case patients experienced high soil exposure (≥ 2 per week) than control patients (23.6% vs 9.4%, P = .032); this remained significant after multivariate analysis (OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 1.4-24.7; P = .015). There were no significant differences in other environmental exposures. Case patients with high soil exposure were significantly older than those with low soil exposure (67.3 ± 7.3 years vs 64.3 ± 9.5 years, P = .037). Other characteristics, underlying diseases, and mycobacterial species did not differ between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Patients with pulmonary MAC disease had significantly more soil exposure than noninfected control patients, which suggests that environmental soil exposure is a likely risk factor for the development of pulmonary MAC disease.
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- Koichi Maekawa
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kanazawa Medical University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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Kormas KA, Neofitou C, Pachiadaki M, Koufostathi E. Changes of the bacterial assemblages throughout an urban drinking water distribution system. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2010; 165:27-38. [PMID: 19404754 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0924-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 04/18/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We analyzed the bacterial 16S rRNA gene diversity throughout the major components of the drinking water distribution system of a ca. 52,000-inhabitants city (Trikala City, Greece) in order to describe the changes of the bacterial assemblages and to detect possible bacterial pathogens which are not included in the standard monitoring process. Bacterial DAPI counts and DNA extraction was performed in the water pumping wells, the water treatment tank and tap water from households. Approximately 920 bp of the bacterial 16S rDNA were PCR-amplified, cloned, and sequenced for a total of 191 clones, which belonged to 112 unique phylotypes. The water of the pumping wells harbored a typical subsurface bacterial assemblage, with no human pathogens, dominated by beta-Proteobacteria. Cell abundance in the water treatment tank decreased significantly, close to detection limit, but bacterial diversity remained high. However, the dominance of beta-Proteobacteria decreased considerably, indicating the sensitivity of this group to drinking water disinfection treatment. Tap water from the households hosted a much less diverse, low-cell bacterial assemblage, dominated by Mycobacterium-like phylotypes, related to biofilm bacterial communities.
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- Konstantinos Ar Kormas
- Department of Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Greece.
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Ben Salah I, Drancourt M. Surviving within the amoebal exocyst: the Mycobacterium avium complex paradigm. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:99. [PMID: 20359345 PMCID: PMC2856558 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2009] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Most of environmental mycobacteria have been previously demonstrated to resist free-living amoeba with subsequent increased virulence and resistance to antibiotics and biocides. The Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) comprises of environmental organisms that inhabit a wide variety of ecological niches and exhibit a significant degree of genetic variability. We herein studied the intra-ameobal location of all members of the MAC as model organisms for environmental mycobacteria. Results Type strains for M. avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium chimaera, Mycobacterium colombiense, Mycobacterium arosiense, Mycobacterium marseillense, Mycobacterium timonense and Mycobacterium bouchedurhonense were co-cultivated with the free-living amoeba Acanthamoeba polyphaga strain Linc-AP1. Microscopic analyses demonstrated the engulfment and replication of mycobacteria into vacuoles of A. polyphaga trophozoites. Mycobacteria were further entrapped within amoebal cysts, and survived encystment as demonstrated by subculturing. Electron microscopy observations show that, three days after entrapment into A. polyphaga cysts, all MAC members typically resided within the exocyst. Conclusions Combined with published data, these observations indicate that mycobacteria are unique among amoeba-resistant bacteria, in residing within the exocyst.
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- Iskandar Ben Salah
- Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, UMR CNRS-6236, IRD 189, IFR 48 Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille France
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Rapid mycobacterial liquid culture-screening method for Mycobacterium avium complex based on secreted antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2009; 16:613-20. [PMID: 19261776 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00461-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Sensors in automated liquid culture systems for mycobacteria, such as MGIT, BacT/Alert 3D, and Trek ESP II, flag growth of any type of bacteria; a positive signal does not mean that the target mycobacteria are present. All signal-positive cultures thus require additional and often laborious testing. An immunoassay was developed to screen liquid mycobacterial cultures for evidence of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). The method, called the MAC-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), relies on detection of MAC-specific secreted antigens in liquid culture. Secreted MAC antigens were captured by the MAC-ELISA with polyclonal anti- Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis chicken immunoglobulin Y (IgY), detected using rabbit anti-MAC IgG, and then revealed using horseradish peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG. When the MAC-ELISA was evaluated using pure cultures of known mycobacterial (n = 75) and nonmycobacterial (n = 17) organisms, no false-positive or false-negative MAC-ELISA results were found. By receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis of 1,275 previously identified clinical isolates, at the assay optimal cutoff the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the MAC-ELISA were 92.6% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 90.3 to 94.5) and 99.9% (95% CI, 99.2 to 100), respectively, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.992. Prospective evaluation of the MAC-ELISA with an additional 652 clinical samples inoculated into MGIT ParaTB medium and signaling positive per the manufacturer's instructions found that the MAC-ELISA was effective in determining those cultures that actually contained MAC species and warranting the resources required to identify the organism by PCR. Of these 652 MGIT-positive cultures, the MAC-ELISA correctly identified 96.8% (of 219 MAC-ELISA-positive cultures) as truly containing MAC mycobacteria, based on PCR or high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) as reference tests. Only 6 of 433 MGIT signal-positive cultures (1.4%) were MAC-ELISA false negative, and only 7 of 219 MGIT signal-negative cultures (3.2%) were false positive. The MAC-ELISA is a low-cost, rapid, sensitive, and specific test for MAC in liquid cultures. It could be used in conjunction with or independent of automated culture reading instrumentation. For maximal accuracy and subspecies-specific identification, use of a confirmatory multiplex MAC PCR is recommended.
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Hayes SL, Sivaganesan M, White KM, Pfaller SL. Assessing the effectiveness of low-pressure ultraviolet light for inactivating Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) micro-organisms. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009; 47:386-92. [PMID: 19146526 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2008.02442.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To assess low-pressure ultraviolet light (LP-UV) inactivation kinetics of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) strains in a water matrix using collimated beam apparatus. METHODS AND RESULTS Strains of M. avium (n = 3) and Mycobacterium intracellulare (n = 2) were exposed to LP-UV, and log(10) inactivation and inactivation kinetics were evaluated. All strains exhibited greater than 4 log(10) inactivation at fluences of less than 20 mJ cm(-2). Repair potential was evaluated using one M. avium strain. Light repair was evaluated by simultaneous exposure using visible and LP-UV irradiation. Dark repair was evaluated by incubating UV-exposed organisms in the dark for 4 h. The isolate did not exhibit light or dark repair activity. CONCLUSIONS Results indicate that MAC organisms are readily inactivated at UV fluences typically used in drinking water treatment. Differences in activation kinetics were small but statistically significant between some tested isolates. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Results provide LP-UV inactivation kinetics for isolates from the relatively resistant MAC. Although UV inactivation of Mycobacterium species have been reported previously, data collected in this effort are comparable with recent UV inactivation research efforts performed in a similar manner. Data were assessed using a rigorous statistical approach and were useful towards modelling efforts.
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- S L Hayes
- National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Water Supply/Water Resources Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
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Structural analysis of biofilm formation by rapidly and slowly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2091-8. [PMID: 19201956 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00166-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) such as M. abscessus, M. mucogenicum, M. chelonae, and M. fortuitum, implicated in health care-associated infections, are often isolated from potable water supplies as part of the microbial flora. To understand factors that influence growth in their environmental source, clinical RGM and slowly growing MAC isolates were grown as biofilm in a laboratory batch system. High and low nutrient levels were compared, as well as stainless steel and polycarbonate surfaces. Biofilm growth was measured after 72 h of incubation by enumeration of bacteria from disrupted biofilms and by direct quantitative image analysis of biofilm microcolony structure. RGM biofilm development was influenced more by nutrient level than by substrate material, though both affected biofilm growth for most of the isolates tested. Microcolony structure revealed that RGM develop several different biofilm structures under high-nutrient growth conditions, including pillars of various shapes (M. abscessus and M. fortuitum) and extensive cording (M. abscessus and M. chelonae). Although it is a slowly growing species in the laboratory, a clinical isolate of M. avium developed more culturable biofilm in potable water in 72 h than any of the 10 RGM examined. This indicates that M. avium is better adapted for growth in potable water systems than in laboratory incubation conditions and suggests some advantage that MAC has over RGM in low-nutrient environments.
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Exner M, Hartemann P. Summary of the second meeting of the International Forum on Water Hygiene in Buildings (IFOWAHB) from 01 to 02.06.2007 in Stockholm. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2009; 212:449-58. [PMID: 19179112 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Martin Exner
- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, Bonn 53105, Germany.
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Targeting the rpoB gene using nested PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism for identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria in hospital tap water. J Microbiol 2008; 46:608-14. [PMID: 19107388 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-008-0102-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2008] [Accepted: 09/02/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous in the environment and can cause nosocomial infections in immunocompromised patients. Recently the presence of NTM in public drinking water and hospital water distribution systems has been reported. Their ability to form biofilms and their resistance to chlorine both contribute to their survival and colonization in water distribution systems. Here we analyzed thirty-two hospital tap water samples that were collected from different locations in three hospitals so as to evaluate the prevalence of NTM species. The water samples were concentrated by membrane filtration and then eluted with sterilized water following sonication. Two-step direct PCR targeting the rpoB gene, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) using the MspI restriction enzyme, and sequence analysis were performed for identification of NTM to the species level. The sequences of each PCR product were analyzed using BLASTN. Seven samples (7/32, 21.9%) were positive for NTM as determined by nested-PCR. The PCR-RFLP results indicated five different patterns among the seven positive PCR samples. The water-born NTM were identified, including M. peregrinum, M. chelonae (2 cases), M. abscessus, M. gordonae (2 cases), and Mycobacterium sp. JLS. The direct two-step PCR-RFLP method targeting the rpoB gene was effective for the detection and the differentiation of NTM species from hospital tap water.
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Luh J, Tong N, Raskin L, Mariñas BJ. Inactivation of Mycobacterium avium with monochloramine. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2008; 42:8051-8056. [PMID: 19031901 DOI: 10.1021/es801133q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Batch experiments were performed to study the inactivation kinetics of Mycobacterium avium in the presence of monochloramine at 5-30 degrees C, pH 6-10, and 0.30-42.3 mg Cl2/ L. For each temperature and pH investigated, limiting high and low inactivation rates were observed for high and low disinfectant concentrations, respectively, within the range investigated. The rate of inactivation transitioned from high to low over a relatively narrow range of intermediate monochloramine concentrations. The observed temperature dependence of inactivation was consistent with an Arrhenius expression with activation energies of 58.0 and 71.7 kJ/mol for the high and low concentration ranges, respectively. The rate of inactivation increased with decreasing pH, consistent with trends reported for the reaction of monochloramine with protein thiols. Experiments performed at pH approximately 3.5 showed that dichloramine was a weaker disinfectant than monochloramine, and that its contribution to the overall inactivation of M. avium with combined chlorine was negligible at pH 6-10. A kinetic model incorporating disinfectant concentration, temperature, and pH effects was used to illustrate that monochloramine efficiency to inactivate M. avium in water could vary broadly from adequate (e.g., 99.9% inactivation efficiency in 32 min at 5 mg Cl2/L, pH 6, 30 degrees C) to impractical (e.g., 99.9% inactivation efficiency in 9 d at 1 mg Cl2/L, pH 9, 5 degrees C).
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- Jeanne Luh
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Alvarez J, García IG, Aranaz A, Bezos J, Romero B, de Juan L, Mateos A, Gómez-Mampaso E, Domínguez L. Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium isolates recovered from clinical samples and from the environment: molecular characterization for diagnostic purposes. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:1246-51. [PMID: 18272714 PMCID: PMC2292972 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01621-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2007] [Revised: 12/02/2007] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Isolation of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) organisms from clinical samples may occur in patients without clinical disease, making the interpretation of results difficult. The clinical relevance of MAC isolates from different types of clinical samples (n = 47) from 39 patients in different sections of a hospital was assessed by comparison with environmental isolates (n = 17) from the hospital. Various methods for identification and typing (commercial probes, phenotypic characteristics, PCR for detection of IS1245 and IS901, sequencing of the hsp65 gene, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) were evaluated. The same strain was found in all the environmental isolates, 21 out of 23 (91.3%) of the isolates cultured from urine samples, and 5 out of 19 (26.3%) isolates from respiratory specimens. This strain did not cause disease in the patients. Testing best characterized the strain as M. avium subsp. hominissuis, with the unusual feature that 81.4% of these isolates lacked the IS1245 element. Contamination of certain clinical samples with an environmental strain was the most likely event; therefore, characterization of the environmental mycobacteria present in health care facilities should be performed to discard false-positive isolations in nonsterile samples, mainly urine samples. Molecular techniques applied in this study demonstrated their usefulness for this purpose.
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- Julio Alvarez
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Vicuña-Reyes JP, Luh J, Mariñas BJ. Inactivation of Mycobacterium avium with chlorine dioxide. WATER RESEARCH 2008; 42:1531-1538. [PMID: 18023466 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2007] [Revised: 10/22/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The effects of pH (6-10), temperature (5-30 degrees C), and disinfectant concentration (0.5-5mgClO(2)/L) on the kinetics of Mycobacterium avium inactivation with chlorine dioxide were investigated by performing batch experiments in synthetic 0.01M phosphate and borate buffer solutions. The resulting inactivation curves were generally characterized by a lag phase followed by two subsequent stages, fast and then slow, of pseudo-first-order kinetics consistent with two-population (susceptible and tolerant) kinetics. However, variability that was uncorrelated to experimental conditions was observed; some inactivation curves did not have a lag phase and/or the susceptible population was absent. The inactivation kinetics of the tolerant population was found to be independent of pH and to have temperature dependence according to Arrhenius law with an activation energy of 74.1kJ/mole. Conservative CT requirements for the inactivation of M. avium with chlorine dioxide were estimated using the most pronounced lag phase observed and absence of the susceptible population.
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- Juan P Vicuña-Reyes
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Pfaller SL, Aronson TW, Holtzman AE, Covert TC. Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of Mycobacterium avium complex isolates recovered from southern California. J Med Microbiol 2007; 56:1152-1160. [PMID: 17761476 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47075-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fine-scale genotyping methods are necessary in order to identify possible sources of human exposure to opportunistic pathogens belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). In this study, amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis was evaluated for fingerprinting 159 patient and environmental MAC isolates from southern California. AFLP analysis accurately identified strains belonging to M. avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare and differentiated between strains within each species. The method was also able to differentiate strains that were presumed to be genetically identical in two previous studies using large RFLP analysis with PFGE, or PCR-amplification of DNA segments located between insertion sequences IS1245 and IS1311. For M. avium, drinking-water isolates clustered more closely with each other than with patient or food isolates. Patient isolates were more genetically diverse. None of the environmental isolates shared identical AFLP patterns with patient isolates for either species. There were, however, environmental isolates that shared identical patterns, and patient isolates that shared identical patterns. A subset of the isolates, which are referred to as MX isolates due to their ambiguous identification with the Gen-Probe system, produced AFLP patterns similar to those obtained from M. intracellulare isolates. Sequence analysis of 16S rDNA obtained from the MX isolates suggests that they are strains of M. intracellulare that were not correctly identified by the M. intracellulare AccuProbe from Gen-Probe.
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- Stacy L Pfaller
- National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Education and Research Institute, Olive View - University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Medical Center, Sylmar, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Education and Research Institute, Olive View - University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Medical Center, Sylmar, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- SHAW Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Torvinen E, Lehtola MJ, Martikainen PJ, Miettinen IT. Survival of Mycobacterium avium in drinking water biofilms as affected by water flow velocity, availability of phosphorus, and temperature. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:6201-7. [PMID: 17675427 PMCID: PMC2075031 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00828-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium is a potential pathogen occurring in drinking water systems. It is a slowly growing bacterium producing a thick cell wall containing mycolic acids, and it is known to resist chlorine better than many other microbes. Several studies have shown that pathogenic bacteria survive better in biofilms than in water. By using Propella biofilm reactors, we studied how factors generally influencing the growth of biofilms (flow rate, phosphorus concentration, and temperature) influence the survival of M. avium in drinking water biofilms. The growth of biofilms was followed by culture and DAPI (4',6'-diamidino-2-phenylindole) staining, and concentrations of M. avium were determined by culture and fluorescence in situ hybridization methods. The spiked M. avium survived in biofilms for the 4-week study period without a dramatic decline in concentration. The addition of phosphorus (10 microg/liter) increased the number of heterotrophic bacteria in biofilms but decreased the culturability of M. avium. The reason for this result is probably that phosphorus increased competition with other microbes. An increase in flow velocity had no effect on the survival of M. avium, although it increased the growth of biofilms. A higher temperature (20 degrees C versus 7 degrees C) increased both the number of heterotrophic bacteria and the survival of M. avium in biofilms. In conclusion, the results show that in terms of affecting the survival of slowly growing M. avium in biofilms, temperature is a more important factor than the availability of nutrients like phosphorus.
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- Eila Torvinen
- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, P.O. Box 95, FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland.
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Luh J, Mariñas BJ. Inactivation of Mycobacterium avium with free chlorine. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:5096-102. [PMID: 17711229 DOI: 10.1021/es0630801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The inactivation kinetics of Mycobacterium avium with free chlorine was characterized by two stages: an initial phase at a relatively fast rate followed by a slower second stage of pseudo first-order kinetics. The inactivation rate of each stage was approximately the same for all experiments performed at a certain condition of pH and temperature; however, variability was observed for the disinfectant exposure at which the transition between the two stages occurred. This variability was not a function of the initial disinfectant concentration, the initial bacterial density, or the bacterial stock. However, the transition to the second stage varied more significantly at high temperatures (30 degrees C), while lower variability was observed at lower temperatures (5 and 20 degrees C). Experiments conducted at pH values in the range of 6-9 revealed that the inactivation of M. avium was primarily due to hypochlorous acid, with little contribution from hypochlorite ion within this pH range. The inactivation kinetics was represented with a two-population model. The activation energies for the resulting pseudo first-order rate constants for the populations with fast and slow kinetics were 100.3 and 96.5 kJ/mol, respectively. The magnitude of these values suggested that for waters of relatively high pH and low temperatures, little inactivation of M. avium would be achieved within treatment plants, providing a seeding source for distribution systems.
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- Jeanne Luh
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Hilborn ED, Covert TC, Yakrus MA, Harris SI, Donnelly SF, Rice EW, Toney S, Bailey SA, Stelma GN. Persistence of nontuberculous mycobacteria in a drinking water system after addition of filtration treatment. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:5864-9. [PMID: 16957205 PMCID: PMC1563680 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00759-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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There is evidence that drinking water may be a source of infections with pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in humans. One method by which NTM are believed to enter drinking water distribution systems is by their intracellular colonization of protozoa. Our goal was to determine whether we could detect a reduction in the prevalence of NTM recovered from an unfiltered surface drinking water system after the addition of ozonation and filtration treatment and to characterize NTM isolates by using molecular methods. We sampled water from two initially unfiltered surface drinking water treatment plants over a 29-month period. One plant received the addition of filtration and ozonation after 6 months of sampling. Sample sites included those at treatment plant effluents, distributed water, and cold water taps (point-of-use [POU] sites) in public or commercial buildings located within each distribution system. NTM were recovered from 27% of the sites. POU sites yielded the majority of NTM, with >50% recovery despite the addition of ozonation and filtration. Closely related electrophoretic groups of Mycobacterium avium were found to persist at POU sites for up to 26 months. Water collected from POU cold water outlets was persistently colonized with NTM despite the addition of ozonation and filtration to a drinking water system. This suggests that cold water POU outlets need to be considered as a potential source of chronic human exposure to NTM.
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- Elizabeth D Hilborn
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MD-58A, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
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Horan KL, Freeman R, Weigel K, Semret M, Pfaller S, Covert TC, van Soolingen D, Leão SC, Behr MA, Cangelosi GA. Isolation of the genome sequence strain Mycobacterium avium 104 from multiple patients over a 17-year period. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:783-9. [PMID: 16517855 PMCID: PMC1393153 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.44.3.783-789.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The genome sequence strain 104 of the opportunistic pathogen Mycobacterium avium was isolated from an adult AIDS patient in Southern California in 1983. Isolates of non-paratuberculosis M. avium from 207 other patients in Southern California and elsewhere were examined for genotypic identity to strain 104. This process was facilitated by the use of a novel two-step approach. In the first step, all 208 strains in the sample were subjected to a high-throughput, large sequence polymorphism (LSP)-based genotyping test, in which DNA from each strain was tested by PCR for the presence or absence of 4 hypervariable genomic regions. Nineteen isolates exhibited an LSP type that resembled that of strain 104. This subset of 19 isolates was then subjected to high-resolution repetitive sequence-based PCR typing, which identified 10 isolates within the subset that were genotypically identical to strain 104. These isolates came from 10 different patients at 5 clinical sites in the western United States, and they were isolated over a 17-year time span. Therefore, the sequenced genome of M. avium strain 104 has been associated with disease in multiple patients in the western United States. Although M. avium is known for its genetic plasticity, these observations also show that strains of the pathogen can be genotypically stable over extended time periods.
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- Kathleen L Horan
- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Avenue N, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
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Pagnout C, Férard JF, Poupin P. Characterization of IS1110-like sequences found in Mycobacterium species other than Mycobacterium avium. Res Microbiol 2006; 157:650-8. [PMID: 16815685 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2006.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2005] [Revised: 02/06/2006] [Accepted: 02/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During study of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading gene cluster in Mycobacterium sp. SNP11, which is a fast-growing strain related to Mycobacterium gilvum, a DNA segment with very high similarities to the IS1110 element of Mycobacterium avium was identified. Insertion sequence IS1110 was discovered for the first time in 1994 during a study of plasmid incidence in AIDS-derived M. avium strains. This element had thus far been detected in most human, veterinary, and environmental M. avium isolates, but not in other Mycobacterium species such as M. bovis, M. tuberculosis, M. xenopi, M. kansasii or M. gordonae. In the present paper, we describe the isolation and characterization of ISMysp1, an IS1110-like element present in several copies in the genome of Mycobacterium sp. strain SNP11. PCR and hybridization experiments revealed that this element is commonly found in fast-growing Mycobacterium strains. Moreover, Blast searches against the recently sequenced genome of M. smegmatis mc(2)155 revealed that this strain contains four IS1110-like elements. Analysis and sequence comparison of the whole of the IS1110-like elements revealed several common features not found in the most closely related mycobacterial members, IS900, IS901, IS902, IS1626 and IS1547.
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- Christophe Pagnout
- Laboratoire d'Ecotoxicité, Santé Environnementale, CNRS UMR 7146, Université Paul Verlaine, rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France
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Whan L, Ball HJ, Grant IR, Rowe MT. Occurrence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in untreated water in Northern Ireland. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:7107-12. [PMID: 16269747 PMCID: PMC1287693 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.11.7107-7112.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is the known cause of Johne's disease of both domestic and wild ruminants and has been implicated as a possible cause of Crohn's disease in humans. The organism is shed in the feces of infected animals and can survive for protracted periods in the environment and hence could be present in catchment areas receiving agricultural runoff. A limited survey was undertaken in Northern Ireland to test for M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis in untreated water entering nine water treatment works (WTWs) over a 1-year period. Three detection methods were employed, viz., immunomagnetic separation-PCR and culture on Herrold's egg yolk medium (HEYM) and BACTEC 12B medium, the latter both supplemented with mycobactins. Of the 192 untreated water samples tested, 15 (8%) tested M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis positive by one or more of the three detection methods. M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis was successfully isolated from eight untreated water samples, three by BACTEC culture and five by culture on HEYM. Although the highest incidence of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis was found in spring, overall, there was no statistically significant difference between the seasons. No significant correlation was found between numbers of coliforms or fecal coliforms and the presence of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis. In general, a higher incidence of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis was found in untreated water entering those WTWs that had a high mean water pH value over the sampling period. This work indicates the need to determine the efficacy of water treatment processes to either kill or remove M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis from untreated water and the possible risks posed by contact with recreational water sources.
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- Lynne Whan
- Department of Food Microbiology, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Bland CS, Ireland JM, Lozano E, Alvarez ME, Primm TP. Mycobacterial ecology of the Rio Grande. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:5719-27. [PMID: 16204480 PMCID: PMC1265914 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.10.5719-5727.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This is the first study to characterize the environmental conditions which contribute to the presence and proliferation of environmental mycobacteria in a major freshwater river. Over 20 different species of environmental mycobacteria were isolated, including the pathogenic M. avium and M. kansasii. Species of the rapidly growing M. fortuitum complex were the most commonly isolated mycobacteria, and one-third of all isolates were not identified at the species level, even by 16S sequencing. PCR restriction analysis of the hsp65 gene was more accurate and rapid than biochemical tests and as accurate as yet less expensive than 16S sequencing, showing great promise as a new tool for species identification of environmentally isolated mycobacteria. Total environmental mycobacteria counts positively correlated with coliform and Escherichia coli counts and negatively correlated with chemical toxicity and water temperature. Environmental mycobacteria can survive in the alkaline conditions of the river despite previous reports that especially acidic conditions favor their presence. A representative river isolate (M. fortuitum) survived better than E. coli O157:H7 at pHs below 7 and above 8 in nutrient broth. The river strain also retained viability at 8 ppm of free chlorine, while E. coli was eliminated at 2 ppm and above. Thus, in vitro studies support environmental observations that a variety of extreme conditions favor the hardy environmental mycobacteria.
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- Christopher S Bland
- Dept. of Biological Sciences, Box 2116, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA
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Mazari-Hiriart M, López-Vidal Y, Ponce-de-León S, Calva JJ, Rojo-Callejas F, Castillo-Rojas G. Longitudinal study of microbial diversity and seasonality in the Mexico City metropolitan area water supply system. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:5129-37. [PMID: 16151096 PMCID: PMC1214652 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.9.5129-5137.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2004] [Accepted: 04/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the Mexico City metropolitan area (MCMA), 70% of the water for 18 million inhabitants is derived from the Basin of Mexico regional aquifer. To provide an overview of the quality of the groundwater, a longitudinal study was conducted, in which 30 sites were randomly selected from 1,575 registered extraction wells. Samples were taken before and after chlorine disinfection during both the rainy and dry seasons (2000-2001). Microbiological parameters (total coliforms, fecal coliforms, streptococci, and Vibrio spp.), the presence of Helicobacter pylori, and physicochemical parameters, including the amount of trihalomethanes (THMs), were determined. Although microorganisms and inorganic and organic compounds were evident, they did not exceed current permissible limits. Chlorine levels were low, and the bacterial counts were not affected by chlorine disinfection. Eighty-four bacterial species from nine genera normally associated with fecal contamination were identified in water samples. H. pylori was detected in at least 10% of the studied samples. About 40% of the samples surpassed the THM concentration allowed by Mexican and U.S. regulations, with levels of chloroform being high. The quality of the water distributed to the MCMA varied between the rainy and dry seasons, with higher levels of pH, nitrates, chloroform, bromodichloromethane, total organic carbon, and fecal streptococci during the dry season. This study showed that the groundwater distribution system is susceptible to contamination and that there is a need for a strict, year-round disinfection strategy to ensure adequate drinking-water quality. This situation in one of the world's megacities may reflect what is happening in large urban centers in developing countries which rely on a groundwater supply.
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- Marisa Mazari-Hiriart
- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tercer Circuito Exterior Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510, Mexico.
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Rice G, Wright JM, Boutin B, Swartout J, Rodgers P, Niemuth N, Broder M. Estimating the frequency of tap-water exposures to Mycobacterium avium complex in the U.S. population with advanced AIDS. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2005; 68:1033-47. [PMID: 16020190 DOI: 10.1080/15287390590912630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of ubiquitous and opportunistic bacterial pathogens included on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List. The risk of contracting a disseminated MAC infection is primarily limited to the immunocompromised, including those with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). These infections likely result from exposures to MAC-contaminated tap water, food, or soil, although the epidemiologic evidence is insufficient to implicate a specific medium. The objective of this study was to assess tap water exposure to MAC in the U.S. population with advanced AIDS, defined here as having fewer than 100 CD4(+) cells/mm(3) of blood. Using limited data on the detection of MAC and self-reported post-tap treatment practices, two exposure models were developed to simulate the likelihood of exposure to MAC via tap water consumption in this sensitive population. The first model integrated data from studies that described sources of water for consumption and post-tap treatment rates in cohorts infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV(+)). The second model used data from a study that categorized the fraction of water intake consisting of tap water that was not further treated. Approximately 1500 individuals with advanced AIDS were estimated to ingest tap water with detectable concentrations of MAC organisms daily. Additional studies on tap-water use in U.S. HIV(+) populations are needed to confirm these findings. Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on the occurrence of MAC in tap water, particularly in regions with large HIV(+)/AIDS populations, would help address some of the uncertainty in these exposure estimates.
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- Glenn Rice
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Mycobacterium avium complex is becoming increasingly recognized as one of the most common mycobacterial pathogens in humans. It is rapidly becoming a significant cause of pulmonary disease even in those with an intact immunity. In 1997, the American Thoracic Society published recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of nontuberculous mycobacteria. On the basis of the authors' clinical experience of the myriad presentations of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease in an immunocompetent host, a clinical classification is proposed. The current data are summarized, and a practical approach to management of the various pulmonary forms of the disease is provided.
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- Stephen A Chitty
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112-1393, USA.
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Vaerewijck MJM, Huys G, Palomino JC, Swings J, Portaels F. Mycobacteria in drinking water distribution systems: ecology and significance for human health. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2005; 29:911-34. [PMID: 16219512 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2004] [Revised: 11/29/2004] [Accepted: 02/05/2005] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In contrast to the notorious pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae, the majority of the mycobacterial species described to date are generally not considered as obligate human pathogens. The natural reservoirs of these non-primary pathogenic mycobacteria include aquatic and terrestrial environments. Under certain circumstances, e.g., skin lesions, pulmonary or immune dysfunctions and chronic diseases, these environmental mycobacteria (EM) may cause disease. EM such as M. avium, M. kansasii, and M. xenopi have frequently been isolated from drinking water and hospital water distribution systems. Biofilm formation, amoeba-associated lifestyle, and resistance to chlorine have been recognized as important factors that contribute to the survival, colonization and persistence of EM in water distribution systems. Although the presence of EM in tap water has been linked to nosocomial infections and pseudo-infections, it remains unclear if these EM provide a health risk for immunocompromised people, in particular AIDS patients. In this regard, control strategies based on maintenance of an effective disinfectant residual and low concentration of nutrients have been proposed to keep EM numbers to a minimum in water distribution systems.
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- Mario J M Vaerewijck
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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Hall J, Hodgson G, Kerr KG. Provision of safe potable water for immunocompromised patients in hospital. J Hosp Infect 2004; 58:155-8. [PMID: 15474188 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2003] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We conducted a survey of hospital drinking water provision for patients with immunocompromising conditions in 15 Trusts in the north of England. Ten trusts replied, reporting on provision of drinking water in 14 separate units. Of these, nine provided only tap water to all patients, irrespective of underlying condition. In two units, iced water, with ice from commercially available makers, was used. Five units distinguished between neutropenic and non-neutropenic patients, with the former group receiving cooled, boiled water (three units), sterile water and sterile water or carbonated water (one unit each). No unit provided filtered water. Water in jugs was changed daily, twice daily or only when empty in seven, three and four units, respectively. On 10 units, patients were allowed to provide their own drinking water, but no unit provided written advice to patients on potable water. A survey within our own Trust revealed similar inter-unit disparity. The options for potable water provision were reviewed, taking into account: microbiological quality, organoleptic (perceived taste/smell) acceptability, cost and factors relating to staff safety and patient confidentiality [as it was possible for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive patients on some wards to be identified because they were provided with cooled, boiled water]. It concluded that end-line commercially available water filters were the optimal way to provide drinking water to immunocompromised patients in hospital.
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- J Hall
- Department of Infection Control, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK
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Lumb R, Stapledon R, Scroop A, Bond P, Cunliffe D, Goodwin A, Doyle R, Bastian I. Investigation of spa pools associated with lung disorders caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in immunocompetent adults. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:4906-10. [PMID: 15294830 PMCID: PMC492441 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.8.4906-4910.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Three cases of Mycobacterium avium complex-related lung disorders were associated with two poorly maintained spa pools by genotypic investigations. Inadequate disinfection of the two spas had reduced the load of environmental bacteria to less than 1 CFU/ml but allowed levels of M. avium complex of 4.3 x 10(4) and 4.5 x 10(3) CFU/ml. Persistence of the disease-associated genotype was demonstrated in one spa pool for over 5 months until repeated treatments with greater than 10 mg of chlorine per liter for 1-h intervals eliminated M. avium complex from the spa pool. A fourth case of Mycobacterium avium complex-related lung disease was associated epidemiologically but not genotypically with another spa pool that had had no maintenance undertaken. This spa pool contained low numbers of mycobacteria by smear and was culture positive for M. avium complex, and the nonmycobacterial organism count was 5.2 x 10(6) CFU/ml. Public awareness about the proper maintenance of private (residential) spa pools must be promoted by health departments in partnership with spa pool retailers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Richard Lumb
- Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Box 14, Rundle Mall, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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