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ArticleCurrent microbiology2013

Isolation and identification of environmental mycobacteria in the waters of a hemodialysis center.

Flávio Garcia Sartori, Luís Fernando Leandro, Lilian Bueno Montanari, Maria Gorete Mendes de Souza, Regina Helena Pires, Daisy Nakamura Sato, Clarice Queico Fujimura Leite, Karina de Andrade Prince, Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins

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Flávio Garcia SartoriLaboratory of Research in Applied Microbiology, University of Franca, Franca 14404-600, Brazil.
Luís Fernando Leandro
Lilian Bueno Montanari
Maria Gorete Mendes de Souza
Regina Helena Pires
Daisy Nakamura Sato
Clarice Queico Fujimura Leite
Karina de Andrade Prince
Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins

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The use of poorly treated water during hemodialysis may lead to contamination with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). This study aimed to isolate and identify NTM species in the water of a Brazilian hemodialysis center. We collected 210 samples of water from the hydric system of the unit (post-osmosis system, hemodialysis rooms, reuse system, and hemodialysis equipment) and from the municipal supply network; we isolated the NTM by a classic microbiological technique and identified them by the PCR restriction enzyme pattern of the hsp65 gene (PRA). Fifty-one (24.3 %) of the collected samples tested positive for NTM; both the municipal supply network (2 samples, 3.2 %) and the hydric system of the hemodialysis center (49 samples, 96.1 %) contained NTM. We isolated and identified potentially pathogenic bacteria such as Mycobacterium lentiflavum (59.0 %) and M. kansasii (5.0 %), as well as rarely pathogenic bacteria like M. gordonae (24.0 %), M. gastri (8.0 %), and M. szulgai (4.0 %). The ability of NTM to cause diseases is well documented in the literature. Therefore, the identification of NTM in the water of a Brazilian hemodialysis center calls for more effective water disinfection procedures in this unit.

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Water MicrobiologyBacterial ProteinsBacteriological TechniquesBrazilChaperonin 60DisinfectionGenotypeHemodialysis Units, HospitalInfection ControlMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNontuberculous MycobacteriaPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthBacterial ProteinsChaperonin 60heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium

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