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Rapid grower mycobacteria in pulmonary tuberculosis
egyptian journal of medical microbioogy • 1994
Publication Information
Authors
El-Daly O, Wegdan AA, Rushdy A, EL-Din AB and ELsaadny S
Keywords
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Journal
egyptian journal of medical microbioogy
Publisher
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Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
191-194
publication.type
International
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Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium cheloni are two species of the M.fortuitum complex presently considered to be pathogenic for humans. Out of 60 suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with no previous antituberculous treatment,
th re were 17 .strains (28.33%) of rapid growers acid fast bacilli, showed growth on
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Lowenstein-Jensen mediun within 7 days at 27°C. Using biochemical reactions .(catalnse, arylsulfatase, nitrate reduction, iron uptake, tellurite reduction) and growth on MacConkey agar without crystal violet, they were distingushed into 9 strains (52.94%) M.fortuitum, 5 syrains (29.41%) M.cheloni and 3 strains (17.64%) M.phlei.
th re were 17 .strains (28.33%) of rapid growers acid fast bacilli, showed growth on
-
l'j;l
i!
-..a
; ,
Lowenstein-Jensen mediun within 7 days at 27°C. Using biochemical reactions .(catalnse, arylsulfatase, nitrate reduction, iron uptake, tellurite reduction) and growth on MacConkey agar without crystal violet, they were distingushed into 9 strains (52.94%) M.fortuitum, 5 syrains (29.41%) M.cheloni and 3 strains (17.64%) M.phlei.