Examination of Bottled Water for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria.

Autor:	Holtzman AE; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342., Aronson TW; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342., Glover N; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342., Froman S; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342., Stelma GN Jr; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, USA., Sebata SN; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342., Boian MG; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342., Tran TT; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342., Berlin OGW; Olive View-UCLA Education and Research Institute, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, California 91342.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of food protection [J Food Prot] 1997 Feb; Vol. 60 (2), pp. 185-187.
DOI:	10.4315/0362-028X-60.2.185
Abstrakt:	The objective of this study was to examine bottled water for the presence of nontuberculous mycobacteria as a potential source of infection in AIDS patients. Twenty brands of bottled water commonly used in the Los Angeles area were tested for the presence of nontuberculous mycobacteria. The three brands most commonly used in the Los Angeles area were tested most frequently. Sixty-nine samples were filtered and the filters were treated using cetylpyridinium chloride, sodium hydroxide, or oxalic acid (or a combination of these) as decontaminants to remove background flora. An aliquot of each sample was untreated. The filters were placed on selective Middlebrook 7H10 agar plates containing 500 μg of cycloheximide per ml. Plates were examined at 3 and 8 weeks. No acid-fast organisms were found. Although no nontuberculous mycobacteria were observed in any samples tested, before recommending the use of bottled water as an alternative to tap water by high-risk patients, the possible presence of other contaminants must be considered.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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