Clinical detection and isolation of a Mycobacterium chelonei from abscess fluid and tissues lesions
ZOU Xiao-Yan1,YANG De-Yuan2, YANG Ling1 ,KONG Chang-Sheng1
1. Department of Clinical laboratory, Yiling Hospital of Yichang City, Hubei Province,Yichang 443100, China; 2. Yichang Central People’s Hospital, Yichang 443003, China
Abstract:Rapid-growing mycobacterium is a common pathogen for non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases. In October 2012 , a strain of rapid-growing mycobacterium was isolated from abscess fluid and tissue lesions of an outpatient in our department. The morphological features of the strain were shown as follows: unequal size, slightly dry, off-white, non-hemolytic, greasy-like in saline smear, and Gram stain-positive with pale and uneven color. The acid-fast staining showed strong positive and branched. The strain was identified as Mycobacterium chelonei through sequencing and BLAST analysis. The combination therapy of amikacin, clarithromycin, cefoxitin and rifampin was effective.
邹晓艳1,杨德远2,杨玲1,孔昌盛1. 从脓肿液及病变组织中检出龟分枝杆菌[J]. 微生物与感染
, 2013, 8(2): 96-97.
ZOU Xiao-Yan1,YANG De-Yuan2, YANG Ling1 ,KONG Chang-Sheng1. Clinical detection and isolation of a Mycobacterium chelonei from abscess fluid and tissues lesions. Journal of Microbes and Infections, 2013, 8(2): 96-97.