Rapid growing mycobacterium

Rapid growing mycobacterium consists of organism of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group and Mycobacterium chelonae/Mycobacterium abscessus group[1] and these usually cause subcutaneous abscesses or cellulitis following trauma in immunocompetent patients.[2]:340

List of rapidly growing Mycobacteria

Nonchromogenic

Photochromogenic[3]

Scotochromogenic

Yellow-Orange

See also

References

  1. Esteban J, Ortiz-Pérez A (December 2009). "Current treatment of atypical mycobacteriosis". Expert Opin Pharmacother. 10 (17): 2787–99. doi:10.1517/14656560903369363. PMID 19929702.
  2. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  3. Mycobacteria: Basic Aspects (1998) edited by Pattisapu R.J. Gangadharam, P.A. Jenkins ISBN 1461377439
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