[Atypical mycobacteria and mycobacteriosis]

Atypical mycobacteria were isolated from 16 patients admitted to the Versailles Hospital Center over a two-years period (1981-1982). Two cases of pulmonary disease due to M. avium-intracellulare and one case of skin disease due to M. marinum were diagnosed. Pulmonary infection remained doubtful in two patients despite repeated recovery of M. Kansasii and M. chelonei.