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Mycobacterium chelonae
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Rapidly-growing, hardy, ubiquitous mycobacterium commonly found in the environment, including municipal tap water.
- Results of in vitro drug susceptibility tests should be used to guide antimicrobial therapy (though susceptibility is unpredictable).
- Lab should differentiate from M. abscessus with which it can be confused since this organism is more difficult to treat.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Rapidly-growing, hardy, ubiquitous mycobacterium commonly found in the environment, including municipal tap water.
- Results of in vitro drug susceptibility tests should be used to guide antimicrobial therapy (though susceptibility is unpredictable).
- Lab should differentiate from M. abscessus with which it can be confused since this organism is more difficult to treat.
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Last updated: September 24, 2019
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Mycobacterium Chelonae." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540364/all/Mycobacterium_chelonae.
Hoffmann CJ. Mycobacterium chelonae. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540364/all/Mycobacterium_chelonae. Accessed March 26, 2023.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2019). Mycobacterium chelonae. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540364/all/Mycobacterium_chelonae
Hoffmann CJ. Mycobacterium Chelonae [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2023 March 26]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540364/all/Mycobacterium_chelonae.
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