Mycobacterium chelonae (m. chelonae subspecies chelonae): report of a patient with a sporotrichoid presentation who was successfully treated with clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin

Mubashir A. Zahid; Stephen A. Klotz; Elliot Goldstein; William Bartholomew

doi:10.1093/clinids/18.6.999

Mycobacterium chelonae (m. chelonae subspecies chelonae): report of a patient with a sporotrichoid presentation who was successfully treated with clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin

Mubashir A. Zahid, Stephen A. Klotz, Elliot Goldstein, William Bartholomew

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We describe a sporotrichoid presentation of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae (M. chelonae subspecies chelonae). The disease occurred in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy and was cured by the use of clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	999-1001
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	18
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/18.6.999
State	Published - Jun 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Mycobacterium chelonae (m. chelonae subspecies chelonae): report of a patient with a sporotrichoid presentation who was successfully treated with clarithromycin and ciprofloxacin. / Zahid, Mubashir A.; Klotz, Stephen A.; Goldstein, Elliot et al.
In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, No. 6, 06.1994, p. 999-1001.

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