Cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium gordonae
| Autor: | Joseph G. McCormack, Peter McIntyre, Z. Blacklock |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Adult medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Mycobacterium Infections Nontuberculous Mycobacterium gordonae Disease Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microbiology Pharmacotherapy medicine Humans Skin Diseases Infectious Foot Injuries Ethambutol Foot Dermatoses Mycobacterium Infections biology Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Amikacin Immunology Wound Infection Drug Therapy Combination Female Rifampicin medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of infection. 14(1) |
| ISSN: | 0163-4453 |
| Popis: | A case of cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium gordonae and other reports of extrapulmonary infection due to this organism are reviewed. This case confirms the pathogenic potential of M. gordonae which must now be included among the scotochromogens capable of causing cutaneous disease. Isolates of this organism should be tested against a full range of antimicrobial agents since traditional antituberculous therapy may be of limited efficacy. Pending the results of in vitro susceptibility testing, amikacin, ethambutol, rifampicin and co-trimoxazole are suggested as empirical therapy for infections caused by this organism. |
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