ALLMedicine™ Mycobacterium Chelonae Center

Nov 23rd, 2021 - Granuloma formation after peritoneal dialysis catheter-related infection by Mycobacterium chelonae.|2021|Noda R,Kamano D,Abe T,Shinzawa S,Takamatsu M,|

Oct 1st, 2021 - Non-tuberculous mycobacterial spondylitis is a rare spinal infection, especially among patients without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or other immune impairments. Because of its rarity and non-specific clinical manifestations, diagnosis is of...

Jul 22nd, 2021 - Rapidly expanding cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.|2021|Matsushita S,Uehara M,Adachi E,Yoshikawa N,Yamamoto M,|

May 5th, 2021 - Haemato-oncology patients are at increased risk of infection from atypical mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium chelonae which are commonly found in both domestic and hospital water systems. To describe the investigation and control measures followi...

Apr 22nd, 2021 - Heater-cooler devices (HCD) have been implicated in a cardiosurgical contamination scenario causing prosthetic valve endocarditis. We characterized contamination of new HCDs and assessed the risk of intraoperative microorganism transmission from t...

Nov 20th, 2020 - To the Editor: A 73-year-old man presented with a 2. 5-cm, recurrent, fluctuant, multiloculated nodule on the left forearm.

Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Mycobacterium chelonae bacteria.

Sep 27th, 2012 -   Today I want to talk about a recent outbreak associated with tattooing. In this outbreak, a patient became infected with Mycobacterium chelonae. The patient presented with a red papular rash in the area of grey in his tattoo. After an appropriat...

Sep 27th, 2012 -   Today I want to talk about a recent outbreak associated with tattooing. In this outbreak, a patient became infected with Mycobacterium chelonae. The patient presented with a red papular rash in the area of grey in his tattoo. After an appropriat...

Aug 22nd, 2012 - Tattoo ink contaminated with Mycobacterium chelonae caused skin infections in 19 people in one New York county last year, underscoring the need for regulatory oversight of tattooing and the inks used in tattooing to ensure public safety. "Since ta.