Prolongation of incubation time improves clinical diagnosis of Mycobacterium xenopiinfection and allows susceptibility testing of mycobacterial strains against multiple antibiotics

Autor: Cento, Valeria, Nava, Alice, Lepera, Valentina, Torri, Stefania, Colagrossi, Luna, Fanti, Diana, Vismara, Chiara, Perno, Carlo Federico, Mazzola, Ester
Zdroj: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance; September 2020, Vol. 22 Issue: 1 p533-537, 5p
Abstrakt: •Mycobacterium xenopiproved to be the slowest growing of all mycobacterial species analysed.•A prolonged incubation time improves M. xenopirecovery and disease diagnosis.•M. xenopiwas fully susceptible in vitro to all of the most commonly used antibiotics.
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