Wang, Shu-Hua, Julie E Mangino, Kurt Stevenson, Mitchell A Yakrus, Robert Cooksey, Ray Butler, Mimi Healy, Mark G Wise, Larry S Schlesinger, and Preeti Pancholi. 2008. “Characterization of ‘Mycobacterium Paraffinicum’ Associated With a Pseudo-Outbreak.”. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46 (5): 1850-3.
Abstract
We describe the first "Mycobacterium paraffinicum" (unofficial taxon) pseudo-outbreak in a tertiary-care medical center. Fifteen clinical nontuberculous mycobacterium isolates from 10 patients were initially identified by biochemical tests and high-performance liquid chromatography as Mycobacterium scrofulaceum. However, further testing by molecular analysis revealed "M. paraffinicum." Epidemiological and environmental investigation determined that the ice machine was the source of the pseudo-outbreak.