Mycobacterium chelonae y Mycobacterium abscessus: patógenos emergentes
Mycobacterium chelonae es el nombre correcto para la micobacteria aislada en 1903 de los pulmones enfermos de una tortuga marina. En una especie distinta de Mycobacterium fo/tuitum, aislado de ranas en 1905, y de Mycobacterium abscessus, considerado ...
Mónica M. Ortegón +3 more
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Disseminated Mycobacterium Chelonae infection in an immunocompromised adult: An uncommon etiology of skin infection [PDF]
Mycobacterium Chelonae is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that is ubiquitous in the environment and is associated with skin and soft tissue infections (1).
Biruk Amare +3 more
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Case Report: Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in a kidney transplant recipient with long-term immunosuppression and eculizumab therapy [PDF]
Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that causes skin and soft tissue infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients.
Diana Sukackiene +7 more
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Mycobacterium chelonae osteomyelitis presenting as a mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumor
We report a case of an 88-year-old man with osteomyelitis of the right ankle, with histopathology demonstrating a Mycobacterium spindle cell pseudotumor. The Mycobacterium contained in this spindle cell pseudotumor was Mycobacterium chelonae. M. chelonae
Victoria Thwaites +3 more
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Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis [PDF]
AbstractA case of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis is described. As with any infective keratitis, appropriate treatment depends upon rapid and accurate microbiological assessment of corneal scraping. Acid‐fast stains such as Ziehl‐Nielson should be performed, particularly in chronic corneal ulcers, as only these stains will distinguish mycobacteria ...
P, Richardson +3 more
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Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae in a Patient with Sjogren’s Syndrome
Lu Guo,1 Sha Lv,1 Jing Zeng,1 Jiayu Yang,2 Baihui Shan,1 Fuqiu Li1 1Department of Dermatology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China-Japan Union Hospital of ...
Guo L +5 more
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Mycobacterium chelonae hand infection following acupuncture: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Hand infection caused by atypical mycobacteria is an uncommon condition. We present a case of hand infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae in a patient who had undergone acupuncture. The clinical features, treatment, and outcome are described.
Sladjana Matic +5 more
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Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection secondary to an indwelling catheter in an immunocompetent host [PDF]
Background: Mycobacterium chelonae is a species of nontuberculous mycobacteria that typically causes localized cutaneous disease in immunocompetent hosts.
Nicholas D. Riopel +2 more
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A Rare Case of Osteomyelitis of an Ankle Caused by Mycobacterium chelonae [PDF]
Mycobacterium chelonae, a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium, is usually described as a causative agent of soft tissue infections (postsurgical, posttraumatic, posttransplantation, postinjection, catheter infection, etc.), but only rarely as a ...
Lenka Ryskova +8 more
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Efficacy of PBTZ169 and pretomanid against Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium chelonae, and Mycobacterium fortuitum in BALB/c mice models [PDF]
ObjectivesWe aimed to evaluate the activity of PBTZ169 and pretomanid against non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM) in vitro and in vivo.MethodsThe minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 11 antibiotics, against slow-growing mycobacteria (SGMs) and ...
Luyao Zheng +9 more
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