TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolation of Mycobacterium mucogenicum from street-vended chili sauces
T2 - A potential source of human infection
AU - Cerna-Cortés, Jorge F.
AU - Estrada-García, Teresa
AU - González-Y-Merchand, Jorge A.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Recently human illnesses due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have increased worldwide, but the sources of transmission have not been well established. Street-vended food is widely consumed in Mexico, and chili sauces are the most typical dressings for this food. Thus, we examined street-vended chili sauces as a possible source for NTM. Fifty-one street-vended chili sauces were collected in different areas of Mexico City during the spring of 2007. NTM were recovered from 6% (3 of 51) of samples, and in all cases the identified species was Mycobacterium mucogenicum. This mycobacterium has been associated with human illness; therefore, street-vended chili sauces are a potential source of NTM infection.
AB - Recently human illnesses due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have increased worldwide, but the sources of transmission have not been well established. Street-vended food is widely consumed in Mexico, and chili sauces are the most typical dressings for this food. Thus, we examined street-vended chili sauces as a possible source for NTM. Fifty-one street-vended chili sauces were collected in different areas of Mexico City during the spring of 2007. NTM were recovered from 6% (3 of 51) of samples, and in all cases the identified species was Mycobacterium mucogenicum. This mycobacterium has been associated with human illness; therefore, street-vended chili sauces are a potential source of NTM infection.
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U2 - 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.182
DO - 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.182
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0362-028X
VL - 72
SP - 182
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Food Protection
JF - Journal of Food Protection
IS - 1
ER -