mycobacterium chelonae

Summary

Summary: A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria commonly found in soil and occasionally isolated from sputum. It causes postoperative wound infections as well as gluteal abscesses.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Infections with atypical mycobacteria in renal transplant recipients
    Suceena Alexander
    Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
    Indian J Pathol Microbiol 50:482-4. 2007
  2. ncbi A case of infected scleral buckle with Mycobacterium chelonae associated with chronic intraocular inflammation
    Ozay Oz
    Saint Louis University Eye Institute, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
    Ocul Immunol Inflamm 12:65-7. 2004
  3. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae tenosynovitis of the hand
    Lourdes Mateo
    Rheumatology Unit, CAP Just Oliveras, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    Semin Arthritis Rheum 34:617-22. 2004
  4. ncbi Rapid species identification within the Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus group by high-resolution melting analysis of hsp65 PCR products
    Ian D Odell
    Department of Pathology, University of Utah Medical School, Salt Lake City, 84132, USA
    Am J Clin Pathol 123:96-101. 2005
  5. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae necrotizing pneumonia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: report of clinical response to treatment with tigecycline
    E Peres
    Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 5941, USA
    Transpl Infect Dis 11:57-63. 2009
  6. ncbi A new method for species identification and differentiation of Mycobacterium chelonae complex based on amplified hsp65 restriction analysis (AHSPRA)
    Suresh B Selvaraju
    Molecular Toxicology Division, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
    Mol Cell Probes 19:93-9. 2005
  7. ncbi Successful treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection with linezolid
    B A Brown-Elliott
    Mycobacteria Nocardia Laboratory and Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Center, Tyler, TX 75708, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 33:1433-4. 2001
  8. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae infection successfully treated with oral clarithromycin and linezolid
    S D Kyle
    Department of Rheumatology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN, UK
    Br J Dermatol 151:1101. 2004
  9. ncbi Clinical and taxonomic status of pathogenic nonpigmented or late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria
    Barbara A Brown-Elliott
    University of Texas Health Center, Department of Microbiology, Tyler, Texas 75708, USA
    Clin Microbiol Rev 15:716-46. 2002
  10. ncbi Hypervirulence of a rough variant of the Mycobacterium abscessus type strain
    E Catherinot
    Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hopital Raymond Poincare, 104 Bd Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France
    Infect Immun 75:1055-8. 2007

Research Grants

  1. PULMONARY EFFECTS OF MACHINING FLUID AEROSOLS
    Terry Gordon; Fiscal Year: 1999
  2. CONTROL OF DISEASE IN ZEBRAFISH RESEARCH FACILITIES
    Michael Kent; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. Role of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in lung disease
    Jason Stout; Fiscal Year: 2006
  4. INHALED PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS AND EARLY LUNG EFFECTS
    William Beckett; Fiscal Year: 2002
  5. Control of Diseases in Zebrafish Research Facilities
    MICHAEL LAWRENCE KENT; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications170 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Infections with atypical mycobacteria in renal transplant recipients
    Suceena Alexander
    Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
    Indian J Pathol Microbiol 50:482-4. 2007
    ..Atypical mycobacterial infections, though currently uncommon, are significant and could prove to be an emerging pathogen in renal transplant recipients in the context of the AIDS epidemic in India...
  2. ncbi A case of infected scleral buckle with Mycobacterium chelonae associated with chronic intraocular inflammation
    Ozay Oz
    Saint Louis University Eye Institute, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
    Ocul Immunol Inflamm 12:65-7. 2004
    ..To describe a unique case of chronic intraocular inflammation secondary to scleral buckle infection with Mycobacterium chelonae that was successfully treated with buckle explantation. METHODS: Case report...
  3. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae tenosynovitis of the hand
    Lourdes Mateo
    Rheumatology Unit, CAP Just Oliveras, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    Semin Arthritis Rheum 34:617-22. 2004
    ..We present a case of tenosynovitis of the hand due to Mycobacterium chelonae in a patient without a recognized penetrating injury, who was treated successfully with clarithromycin and ..
  4. ncbi Rapid species identification within the Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus group by high-resolution melting analysis of hsp65 PCR products
    Ian D Odell
    Department of Pathology, University of Utah Medical School, Salt Lake City, 84132, USA
    Am J Clin Pathol 123:96-101. 2005
    ..with LCGreen I (Idaho Technology, Salt Lake City, UT) was used to differentiate the mycobacteria species Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium abscessus, and Mycobacterium immunogenum in less than 20 minutes...
  5. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae necrotizing pneumonia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: report of clinical response to treatment with tigecycline
    E Peres
    Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 5941, USA
    Transpl Infect Dis 11:57-63. 2009
    We present a case of progressive Mycobacterium chelonae ssp. chelonae necrotizing pneumonia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in the presence of chronic graft-versus-host disease...
  6. ncbi A new method for species identification and differentiation of Mycobacterium chelonae complex based on amplified hsp65 restriction analysis (AHSPRA)
    Suresh B Selvaraju
    Molecular Toxicology Division, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
    Mol Cell Probes 19:93-9. 2005
    Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae complex (MCC), namely M...
  7. ncbi Successful treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection with linezolid
    B A Brown-Elliott
    Mycobacteria Nocardia Laboratory and Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Center, Tyler, TX 75708, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 33:1433-4. 2001
    We describe a 57-year-old man with steroid-dependent myasthenia gravis and progressive ulcerating leg nodules due to clarithromycin-resistant Mycobacterium chelonae. The patient was successfully treated with linezolid.
  8. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae infection successfully treated with oral clarithromycin and linezolid
    S D Kyle
    Department of Rheumatology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN, UK
    Br J Dermatol 151:1101. 2004
  9. ncbi Clinical and taxonomic status of pathogenic nonpigmented or late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria
    Barbara A Brown-Elliott
    University of Texas Health Center, Department of Microbiology, Tyler, Texas 75708, USA
    Clin Microbiol Rev 15:716-46. 2002
    ....
  10. ncbi Hypervirulence of a rough variant of the Mycobacterium abscessus type strain
    E Catherinot
    Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hopital Raymond Poincare, 104 Bd Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France
    Infect Immun 75:1055-8. 2007
    ..We show that this variant has lost the ability to produce glycopeptidolipids, is hyperlethal for C57BL/6 mice infected intravenously, and induces a strong tumor necrosis factor-alpha response by murine monocyte-derived macrophages...
  11. ncbi Structural study of lipomannan and lipoarabinomannan from Mycobacterium chelonae. Presence of unusual components with alpha 1,3-mannopyranose side chains
    Yann Guerardel
    Laboratoire de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, CNRS UMR8576, , F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
    J Biol Chem 277:30635-48. 2002
    ..In this study, we have undertaken the structural determination of these important modulins in Mycobacterium chelonae, a fast growing pathogenic mycobacterial species...
  12. ncbi Cluster of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis cases following laser in-situ keratomileusis
    N S Chandra
    Ocular Inflammatory Disease Center, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Am J Ophthalmol 132:819-30. 2001
    PURPOSE: To describe a cluster of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis cases involving patients who underwent laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) at a single refractive surgery center...
  13. ncbi In vitro activity of fluoroquinolones against Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium chelonae causing infectious keratitis after LASIK in Brazil
    Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima
    Vision Institute, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Cornea 24:730-4. 2005
    To evaluate the in vitro activity of fluoroquinolones against Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium chelonae isolated from outbreaks of infectious keratitis in Brazil.
  14. ncbi [Inactivation of mycobacteria by disinfectants with a tuberculocidal label]
    Teresita Bello
    Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Instituto de Biomedicina, San Jos, Caracas, Venezuela
    Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 24:319-21. 2006
    ..The use of these products for disinfecting material used in critical and semi-critical patients could result in iatrogenic infections...
  15. ncbi [Soft-tissue infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria following mesotherapy. What is the price of beauty]
    Ismar Alejandra Rivera-Olivero
    Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Instituto de Biomedicina, Caracas, Venezuela
    Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 24:302-6. 2006
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  16. ncbi An outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae infection after LASIK
    Denise Freitas
    Ophthalmology Department, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine, Sao Paulo Hospital, Rua Botucatu 822, 04023 062 Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Ophthalmology 110:276-85. 2003
    ..To describe an outbreak of mycobacterial keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), including the microbiologic investigation, clinical findings, treatment response, and outcome...
  17. ncbi Endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone
    Matthew S Benz
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, PO Box 016880, Miami, FL 33101, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 121:271-3. 2003
  18. ncbi Late-onset Mycobacterium abscessus sepsis in a very low birthweight premature infant: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges
    M Cecilia Di Pentima
    Christiana Hospital and A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
    Am J Perinatol 21:365-8. 2004
    ..We report the second case of late-onset sepsis caused by an uncommon pathogen, Mycobacterium abscessus...
  19. ncbi Role of porins in the susceptibility of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium chelonae to aldehyde-based disinfectants and drugs
    Zuzana Svetlikova
    Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 1682, USA
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:4015-8. 2009
    ..that defects in porin expression dramatically increase the resistance of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium chelonae to glutaraldehyde and another aldehyde disinfectant, ortho-phthalaldehyde...
  20. ncbi Immunoproteomic identification of secretory and subcellular protein antigens and functional evaluation of the secretome fraction of Mycobacterium immunogenum, a newly recognized species of the Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus group
    Manish K Gupta
    Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0056, USA
    J Proteome Res 8:2319-30. 2009
    ..The identified antigens could have likely roles in virulence and/or diagnosis and serve as potential targets for drug, biocide, and/or vaccine development...
  21. ncbi A novel gene, erm(41), confers inducible macrolide resistance to clinical isolates of Mycobacterium abscessus but is absent from Mycobacterium chelonae
    Kevin A Nash
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:1367-76. 2009
    ..abscessus isolates. No evidence of erm(41) was found in Mycobacterium chelonae, and an isolate of Mycobacterium massiliense appeared to be an erm(41) deletion mutant...
  22. ncbi Insulin injection abscesses caused by Mycobacterium chelonae
    Katherine Finucane
    Diabetes Care 26:2483-4. 2003
  23. ncbi Characterization of mycobacteria from a major Brazilian outbreak suggests that revision of the taxonomic status of members of the Mycobacterium chelonae-M. abscessus group is needed
    Sylvia Cardoso Leao
    Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP 04023 062, Brazil
    J Clin Microbiol 47:2691-8. 2009
    ..abscessus and M. abscessus subsp. massiliense, and these two subspecies can be distinguished by two different PRA-hsp65 patterns, which differ by a single HaeIII band, and by differences in their rpoB (3.4%) and hsp65 (1.3%) sequences...
  24. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae empyema in an immunocompetent patient
    Hsiao Cheng Hsieh
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    J Med Microbiol 57:664-7. 2008
    ..with bronchopleural fistula occurred, and the pathogens from both pus and sputum were identified as Mycobacterium chelonae. Thoracotomy with decortication and wedge resection of the right middle lung was performed, followed by ..
  25. ncbi Sweet's syndrome associated with Mycobacterium chelonae and herpes simplex virus infections: a case report
    T S Theng
    National Skin Centre, No 1 Mandalay Road, Singapore 308295
    Ann Acad Med Singapore 32:411-4. 2003
    We report a case of Sweet's syndrome associated with Mycobacterium chelonae and herpes simplex virus infection.
  26. ncbi Multisite reproducibility of results obtained by the broth microdilution method for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium chelonae, and Mycobacterium fortuitum
    G L Woods
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0740, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 37:1676-82. 1999
    ..Ten isolates (four Mycobacterium fortuitum group, three Mycobacterium abscessus, and three Mycobacterium chelonae isolates) were tested against amikacin, cefoxitin, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, doxycycline, imipenem, ..
  27. ncbi Multisite reproducibility of Etest for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium chelonae, and Mycobacterium fortuitum
    G L Woods
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0740, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 38:656-61. 2000
    ..Ten isolates (four of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group, three of Mycobacterium abscessus, and three of Mycobacterium chelonae) were tested against amikacin, cefoxitin, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, doxycycline, imipenem, and ..
  28. ncbi Large-scale outbreak of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus after penicillin injection
    Yang Zhibang
    Department of Microbiology, Chongqing University of Medical Science, Chongqing, People s Republic of China 400016
    J Clin Microbiol 40:2626-8. 2002
    An outbreak of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. abscessus after the injection of penicillin in 86 patients attending a factory hospital is reported...
  29. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae infection with multiple cutaneous lesions after treatment with acupuncture
    Mariano Ara
    Department of Dermatology, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
    Int J Dermatol 42:642-4. 2003
  30. ncbi An outbreak of hypersensitivity pneumonitis at a metalworking plant: a longitudinal assessment of intervention effectiveness
    Anne Bracker
    University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Appl Occup Environ Hyg 18:96-108. 2003
    ..An acid fast isolate identified as being in the Mycobacterium chelonae group was detected in only one of the submitted metalworking fluid (MWF) sump samples...
  31. ncbi Antibiotic susceptibility of glutaraldehyde-tolerant Mycobacterium chelonae from bronchoscope washing machines
    Kazuyo Nomura
    Department of Microbiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Japan
    Am J Infect Control 32:185-8. 2004
    ..RESULTS: Twenty-nine mycobacteria were isolated, of which 26 were Mycobacterium chelonae. Among 18 isolates of M chelonae, excluding 8 isolates in which some results were not reproducible, 50% (9 ..
  32. ncbi Possible mechanisms for the relative efficacies of ortho-phthalaldehyde and glutaraldehyde against glutaraldehyde-resistant Mycobacterium chelonae
    S E Walsh
    Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
    J Appl Microbiol 91:80-92. 2001
    AIMS: This investigation compared glutaraldehyde (GTA)-sensitive and -resistant strains of Mycobacterium chelonae and examined the effects of pretreatment of GTA-sensitive and -resistant strains of Myco...
  33. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis associated with soft contact lens wear
    Monika A Malecha
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    CLAO J 28:228-30. 2002
    To report a case of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis associated with soft contact lens wear.
  34. ncbi Effectiveness of fluoroquinolones against Mycobacterium abscessus in vivo
    Armando R Caballero
    Department of Microbiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA
    Curr Eye Res 31:23-9. 2006
    ..abscessus in vivo, suggesting the potential usage of these agents in prevention of M. abscessus keratitis...
  35. ncbi The increasing problem of antibiotic resistance
    Nick Mamalis
    J Cataract Refract Surg 33:1831-2. 2007
  36. ncbi Fourth-generation fluoroquinolone-resistant mycobacterial keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis
    Majid Moshirfar
    John A Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 33:1978-81. 2007
    ..While receiving moxifloxacin post LASIK, the patient was diagnosed with moxifloxacin-resistant Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis...
  37. ncbi Sutureless wound infection by unusual acid-fast organisms
    Vandana Jain
    Cornea and Anterior Segment Service, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India
    Cornea 27:615-8. 2008
    ..To report infection of self-sealing wounds in cataract surgery by unusual acid-fast organisms...
  38. ncbi Comparative efficacy of topical gatifloxacin with ciprofloxacin, amikacin, and clarithromycin in the treatment of experimental Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis
    Joon-Young Hyon
    Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-9121, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:1166-9. 2004
    ..efficacy of topical gatifloxacin with ciprofloxacin, fortified amikacin, and clarithromycin against Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis in an animal model...
  39. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome
    M T Van Der Beek
    Department of Medical Microbiology, Center of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Eur J Ophthalmol 18:294-6. 2008
    In this report a case of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis in a patient without any previously described risk factors is described. The only risk factor found was a rheumatoid arthritis related Sjogren''s syndrome.
  40. ncbi [Treatment and a follow-up study on wound infection by Mycobacterium chelonae: report of 168 cases]
    Kun-rong Weng
    Shenzhen Women's and Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518028, China
    Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 27:328-31. 2004
    ..There was no relapse after follow-up for four and half years. CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates that sensitive antibiotics combined with surgery extirpative excision is effective for wound infection by NTM...
  41. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus complex clear corneal wound infection with recurrent hypopyon and perforation after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation
    Juan Javier Servat
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 31:1448-51. 2005
    We report a clear corneal wound infection occurring in a 74-year-old man caused by a member of the Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus complex, presenting as crystalline keratopathy with recurrent hypopyon...
  42. ncbi Topical antibacterial therapy for mycobacterial keratitis: potential for surgical prophylaxis and treatment
    Robert Abshire
    Alcon Laboratories, Inc, Fort Worth, Texas 76134-2099, USA
    Clin Ther 26:191-6. 2004
    BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium fortuitum are the 2 most commonly implicated species of nontuberculous mycobacteria in cases of bacterial keratitis...
  43. ncbi [Cutaneous non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection following cord blood stem cell transplantation]
    Masakatsu Yanagimachi
    Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine
    Rinsho Ketsueki 49:99-103. 2008
    ..One month after the skin biopsy, mycobacterium chelonae was detected by bacteriological culture of abscess drainage...
  44. ncbi In vitro bactericidal activity of antibiotic combinations against clinical isolates of Mycobacterium chelonae
    R Cremades
    Section of Microbiology, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Spain
    J Chemother 20:43-7. 2008
    b>Mycobacterium chelonae is one of the most antibiotic-resistant species of the pathogenic, rapidly-growing mycobacteria...
  45. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae canaliculitis associated with SmartPlug use
    Amy M Fowler
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7040, U S A
    Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 24:241-3. 2008
    b>Mycobacterium chelonae is ubiquitous in the environment but is an uncommon cause of ocular and periocular infections...
  46. ncbi Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Mycobacterium chelonae coinfection of the extraocular scleral buckle explant
    David T L Liu
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR
    Ocul Immunol Inflamm 15:441-2. 2007
    To report a very unusual form of coinfection of the extraocular scleral buckle explant by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Mycobacterium chelonae.
  47. ncbi Nontuberculous mycobacterial endophthalmitis
    Kirk R Wilhelmus
    Arch Ophthalmol 121:1663. 2003
  48. ncbi [Whoever wants to be beautiful, must sometimes suffer: mycobacteriosis after cosmetic surgery in the Caribbean]
    Dieter Hassler
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr 129:1668. 2004
  49. ncbi Recalcitrant post-LASIK Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis eradicated after the use of fourth-generation fluoroquinolone
    Rola N Hamam
    Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
    Ophthalmology 113:950-4. 2006
    OBJECTIVE: To report a patient with Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis after LASIK and discuss therapeutic measures. DESIGN: Interventional case report and literature review...
  50. ncbi Fluoroquinolone therapy in Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis after lamellar keratectomy
    Melvin A Sarayba
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 31:1396-402. 2005
    PURPOSE: To characterize a rabbit model of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis after lamellar keratectomy and assess the effectiveness of fluoroquinolone therapy...
  51. ncbi Visual recovery following Mycobacterium chelonae endophthalmitis
    Michael W Stewart
    Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
    Ocul Immunol Inflamm 14:181-3. 2006
    Following uncomplicated cataract surgery, a patient receiving etanercept for psoriatic arthritis developed Mycobacterium chelonae endophthalmitis...
  52. ncbi Osteomyelitis of the mandible due to Mycobacterium abscessus: a case report
    Tal Bar
    Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63:841-4. 2005
  53. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis: elucidation of diagnosis through evaluation of smears of fluid from patient's contact lens care system
    Edward J Bottone
    Division of Infectious Diseases, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Cornea 24:356-8. 2005
    To describe the microbiologic diagnosis of putative Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis in a soft contact lens wearer by initial evaluation of Gram- and Kinyoun (acid fast)-stained smears of fluid from patient's contact lens care system.
  54. ncbi Bilateral Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis
    Yi-Chen Sun
    Jpn J Ophthalmol 50:285-7. 2006
  55. ncbi Nontuberculous mycobacterial peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients
    Mira Rho
    Section of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8029, USA
    Semin Dial 20:271-6. 2007
    ..We report three cases of peritonitis associated with Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium gordonae, each with a unique presentation, and discuss the appropriate diagnosis and ..
  56. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy
    Brandon Rodriguez
    Tripler Army Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Honolulu, Hawaii 96789, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 32:1059-61. 2006
    ..Cultures subsequently grew Mycobacterium chelonae. Topical tobramycin 15 mg/mL, azithromycin 2 mg/mL, amikacin 25 mg/mL, and cefazolin 50 mg/mL were ..
  57. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae skin infection in kidney-pancreas recipient
    Ingrid Stelzmueller
    Emerg Infect Dis 11:352-4. 2005
  58. ncbi Postoperative infection of laparoscopic surgery wound due to Mycobacterium chelonae
    M Rajini
    Department of Microbiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar 563 101, Karnataka, India
    Indian J Med Microbiol 25:163-5. 2007
    We report a case of postoperative wound infection due to Mycobacterium chelonae. A 35-year-old woman presented with multiple erythematous nodules, plaques and discharging sinuses over the abdomen, 45 days after she had undergone ..
  59. ncbi Mycobacterium chelonae wound ulcer after clear-cornea cataract surgery
    Jeane Haidee Mah-Sadorra
    Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 122:1888-9. 2004
  60. ncbi Clinicopathologic case report: scleral buckle associated nontuberculous mycobacterial scleritis
    Jared S Nielsen
    Department of Ophthalmology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
    Semin Ophthalmol 19:101-4. 2004
    ..tissue biopsy revealed noncasseating granulomas with acid-fast bacilli that were identified in culture as Mycobacterium chelonae. The infection resolved only after administration of systemic antibiotics...
  61. ncbi Atypical mycobacteria keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis unresponsive to fourth-generation fluoroquinolone therapy
    Jose de la Cruz
    Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 33:1318-21. 2007
    ....
  62. ncbi Infections with rapidly growing mycobacteria: report of 20 cases
    Somnuek Sungkanuparph
    Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    Int J Infect Dis 7:198-205. 2003
    ..A series of cases infected with rapidly growing mycobacteria was studied to determine the spectrum of disease, antimicrobial susceptibility, treatment, and outcome...
  63. ncbi [A case of lung infection due to Mycobacterium abscessus]
    Akihiro Tagawa
    First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9, Fukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
    Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 41:546-50. 2003
    ..After discharge, the treatment with clarithromycin and minocycline was continued for ten months, and the chest radiography improved further. Our treatment for M. abscessus may be a useful choice for drug treatment of such cases...
  64. ncbi Failure of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine: some species of environmental mycobacteria block multiplication of BCG and induction of protective immunity to tuberculosis
    Lise Brandt
    Department of TB Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Infect Immun 70:672-8. 2002
    ....
  65. ncbi Diagnostic odyssey of a cutaneous mycobacteriosis rare in central Europe
    Tobias W Fischer
    Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
    Dermatology 205:289-92. 2002
    Cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium chelonae is an uncommon disease, although this atypical mycobacterium is an acid-fast bacillus ubiquitous in the environment...
  66. ncbi Mycobacterium mucogenicum isolated from a patient with granulomatous hepatitis
    Mark R Goldblatt
    College of Osteopathic Medicine, The University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, MO, USA
    Arch Pathol Lab Med 126:73-5. 2002
    ..Biochemical, growth, and cell wall fatty acid characteristics were consistent with the identification of M. mucogenicum...
  67. ncbi Infectious post-LASIK crystalline keratopathy caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria
    Yossi Yatziv
    Cornea 22:188; author reply 188. 2003
  68. ncbi Endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae: selection of antibiotics and outcomes of treatment
    Ingrid U Scott
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Fla 33101, USA
    Arch Ophthalmol 121:573-6. 2003
  69. ncbi Mycobacterium interface keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis
    A Solomon
    Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA
    Ophthalmology 108:2201-8. 2001
    ....
  70. ncbi Rapidly growing mycobacterial pulmonary infection in association with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease
    Abdullah F Al-Mobeireek
    Department of Medicine 38, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Med J 23:854-6. 2002
    ..The case is reported to alert clinicians to the pathogenic potential of these organisms and to the prompt institution of appropriate chemotherapy once infection is recognized...
  71. ncbi Bilateral Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis following LASIK
    Seema Verma
    J Refract Surg 19:379-80. 2003
  72. ncbi Cluster of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis cases following laser in situ keratomileusis
    Robert K Maloney
    Am J Ophthalmol 134:298-9; author reply 299-300. 2002
  73. ncbi Rapidly growing mycobacterial infections: spectrum of diseases, antimicrobial susceptibility, pathology and treatment outcomes
    Somnuek Sungkanuparph
    Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
    J Med Assoc Thai 86:772-80. 2003
    ..Four of the seven cases with lymphadenitis had Sweet's syndrome. The organisms were Mycobacterium chelonae/abscessus group (17 cases) and Mycobacteriumfortuitum group (3 cases)...
  74. ncbi Non-tuberculous mycobacterial keratitis at the interface after laser in situ keratomileusis
    Kyoung Y Seo
    Institute of Vision Research and Dept. of Ophthalmology, Division of Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemoongu Shinchondong 134, C.P.O. Box 8044, Seoul, Korea
    J Refract Surg 18:81-5. 2002
    ..2 months after initial presentation following culture of the excised flap tissue in one case, and Mycobacterium chelonae was identified by culture of removed material and by RT-PCR with primers in the other case...
  75. ncbi Bilateral Mycobacterium abscessus keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis
    JoAnn Giaconi
    Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 28:887-90. 2002
    ..Culture positivity was prolonged; however, after 8 weeks of intensive topical antibiotics, the infection was eradicated. The final best corrected visual acuity was 20/30 in both eyes...
  76. ncbi [Keratitis due to Mycobacterium chelonae after refractive surgery with LASIK]
    Fátima Becero
    Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 20:44-5. 2002
  77. ncbi Disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection: recalcitrant to combined antibiotic therapy
    Preya Kullavanijaya
    Institute of Dermatology, Rajathevee, Bangkok, Thailand
    J Dermatol 30:485-91. 2003
    ..She is still in remission after two years of follow-up period. This extensive cutaneous M.chelonae infection needed a prolonged combination of antibiotics with the addition of cryotherapy for the non-responsive lesions...
  78. ncbi Rapid diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis
    Bradley S Daines
    Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Department of Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, 167 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 29:1014-8. 2003
    ..The result was preservation of the LASIK flap and a favorable visual outcome at 6 months...
  79. ncbi Emergence of resistance to clarithromycin during treatment of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection: case report and literature review
    R K Vemulapalli
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina and Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    J Infect 43:163-8. 2001
    ..have led to recommendations of clarithromycin monotherapy for the treatment of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infections...
  80. ncbi [Cutaneous and soft skin infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria]
    Fernando Alcaide
    IDIBELL Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Espana
    Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 28:46-50. 2010
    ..NTM may cause skin and soft tissue infections, but rapidly growing mycobacteria (Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium abscessus), Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium ulcerans are the most commonly ..
  81. ncbi Current treatment of atypical mycobacteriosis
    Jaime Esteban
    Department of Clinical Microbiology, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Av Reyes Catolicos 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 10:2787-99. 2009
    ..This rising rate of infection is due mainly to the increase in the number of susceptible (and especially immunosuppressed) patients...
  82. ncbi Identification of members of Mycobacterium avium species by Accu-Probes, serotyping, and single IS900, IS901, IS1245 and IS901-flanking region PCR with internal standards
    Milan Bartos
    Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 621 32 Brno, Czech Republic
    J Microbiol Methods 64:333-45. 2006
    ..Mycobacterium intracellulare (n=60) and atypical mycobacteria (n=256) including Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, Mycobacterium gastri and other species of conditionally pathogenic ..
  83. ncbi Performance assessment of new multiplex probe assay for identification of mycobacteria
    E Tortoli
    Centro Regionale di Riferimento per la Diagnostica delle Micobatteriosi, Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Piastra del servizi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    J Clin Microbiol 39:1079-84. 2001
    ..gordonae, the species of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, and Mycobacterium chelonae was evaluated on a panel of 238 strains including, besides representatives of all the taxa identifiable by ..
  84. ncbi Host range of 14 mycobacteriophages in Mycobacterium ulcerans and seven other mycobacteria including Mycobacterium tuberculosis--application for identification and susceptibility testing
    Jan Rybniker
    Department of Microbiology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Str 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
    J Med Microbiol 55:37-42. 2006
    ..BCG, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonae. Here, a set of virulent phages for M...
  85. ncbi Cutaneous infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria: histopathological review of 28 cases. Comparative study between lesions observed in immunosuppressed patients and normal hosts
    R Bartralot
    Department of Dermatology, Hospital General Vall d Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
    J Cutan Pathol 27:124-9. 2000
    ..Eighteen biopsies corresponded to normal hosts (14 Mycobacterium marinum, 2 Mycobacterium chelonae, 1 Mycobacterium terrae and 1 Mycobacterium gordonae) and 10 biopsy specimens were obtained from 9 ..
  86. ncbi Usefulness of a new mycobacteriophage-based technique for rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
    Fernando Alcaide
    Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    J Clin Microbiol 41:2867-71. 2003
    ..kansasii, 12 Mycobacterium xenopi, 9 Mycobacterium gordonae, 7 Mycobacterium avium complex, 2 Mycobacterium chelonae, and 1 Mycobacterium fortuitum isolate)...
  87. ncbi Characterization of a haemolysin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis with homology to a virulence factor of Serpulina hyodysenteriae
    B W Wren
    Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal London School of Medicine, UK
    Microbiology 144:1205-11. 1998
    ..bovis BCG, but appeared absent in Mycobacterium smegmatis, Mycobacterium vaccae, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium phlei. The M...
  88. ncbi [Detection and identification of mycobacteria by PCR-RFLP method]
    E Hidaka
    Central Clinical Laboratories, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto
    Rinsho Byori 43:155-61. 1995
    ..Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium chelonae) using PCR-RFLP method for the 65kDa antigen with high sensitivity and specificity...
  89. ncbi Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections of the skin: a retrospective study of 29 cases
    Woo J Lee
    Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    J Dermatol 37:965-72. 2010
    ..abscessus was isolated from nine patients, Mycobacterium fortuitum was isolated from nine patients, Mycobacterium chelonae was isolated from six patients, Mycobacterium marinum was isolated from two patients, a Mycobacterium ..
  90. ncbi High efficacy of clofazimine and its synergistic effect with amikacin against rapidly growing mycobacteria
    Gwan Han Shen
    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    Int J Antimicrob Agents 35:400-4. 2010
    ..the three drugs against 117 Mycobacterium abscessus isolates, 48 Mycobacterium fortuitum isolates and 20 Mycobacterium chelonae isolates was evaluated based on their broth microdilution minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against ..
  91. ncbi Evaluation of a commercial line probe assay for identification of mycobacterium species from liquid and solid culture
    W Mijs
    Innogenetics NV, Industriepark 7, Box 4, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 21:794-802. 2002
    ..avium complex, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, and Mycobacterium chelonae - Mycobacterium abscessus complex...
  92. ncbi Amoebal coculture of "Mycobacterium massiliense" sp. nov. from the sputum of a patient with hemoptoic pneumonia
    Toidi Adekambi
    Unite des Rickettsies, CNRS UMR 6020 IFR 48, Faculte de Medecine, Université de la Méditteranée, Marseille, France
    J Clin Microbiol 42:5493-501. 2004
    ..biochemical and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles overlapping those of Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium chelonae, and Mycobacterium immunogenum, indicating that they belonged to M. chelonae-M. abscessus group...
  93. ncbi Development of a simple and low-cost real-time PCR method for the identification of commonly encountered mycobacteria in a high throughput laboratory
    K L Leung
    Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    J Appl Microbiol 107:1433-9. 2009
    ..tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium fortuitum complex, Mycobacterium chelonae/abscessus, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium gordonae) in high throughput laboratories, a 16s rDNA ..
  94. ncbi A sensitive FRET probe assay for the selective detection of Mycobacterium marinum in fish
    F Salati
    Fish Disease and Aquaculture Centre, IZS of Sardinia, State Veterinary Institute, 09170 Oristano, Italy
    J Fish Dis 33:47-56. 2010
    ..marinum from Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii, Mycobacterium shottsii and Mycobacterium ulcerans...
  95. ncbi Comparison of the bacteriostatic effects, corneal cytotoxicity, and the ability to seal corneal incisions among three different tissue adhesives
    Wei Li Chen
    Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    Cornea 26:1228-34. 2007
    ..To compare the bacteriostatic effects, corneal cytotoxicity, and ability to seal corneal incisions among fibrin glue and 2 commercially available cyanoacrylate derivatives: N-butyl cyanoacrylate and methoxypropyl cyanoacrylate...
  96. ncbi Comparison of culture methods for isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from surface waters
    Nicolas Radomski
    Universite Paris Est, Laboratoire Eau Environnement Systèmes Urbains UMR MA 102 AgroParisTech, 6 8 avenue Blaise Pascal Cité Descartes, Champs sur Marne, France
    Appl Environ Microbiol 76:3514-20. 2010
    ..We compared the competitive growth of Mycobacterium chelonae and M...
  97. ncbi Comparison of bone marrow studies with blood culture for etiological diagnosis of disseminated mycobacterial and fungal infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
    Cheng Chin Ker
    Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, ROC
    J Microbiol Immunol Infect 35:89-93. 2002
    ..The causative organisms included Mycobacterium avium complex (9 isolates), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (4), Mycobacterium chelonae (1), Mycobacterium kansasii (1), Cryptococcus neoformans (3), and Penicillium marneffei (5)...
  98. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance of rapidly growing mycobacteria in western Taiwan: SMART program 2002
    Tsi Shu Huang
    Section of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    J Formos Med Assoc 107:281-7. 2008
    ....
  99. ncbi Husbandry stress exacerbates mycobacterial infections in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton)
    J M Ramsay
    Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
    J Fish Dis 32:931-41. 2009
    ..Adult zebrafish were exposed to Mycobacterium marinum or Mycobacterium chelonae, two species that have been associated with disease in zebrafish...
  100. ncbi Skin and soft tissue infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria: comparison of clinical features, treatment, and susceptibility
    Daniel Z Uslan
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    Arch Dermatol 142:1287-92. 2006
    To compare the demographics, clinical features, susceptibility patterns, and treatment for skin and soft tissue infections due to Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonae or Mycobacterium abscessus.
  101. ncbi Host immune response to rapidly growing mycobacteria, an emerging cause of chronic lung disease
    Edward D Chan
    Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 43:387-93. 2010
    ..The most common RGM to cause human diseases are Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium fortuitum, and Mycobacterium massiliense...

Research Grants15

  1. PULMONARY EFFECTS OF MACHINING FLUID AEROSOLS
    Terry Gordon; Fiscal Year: 1999
    ..In 7 of these 8 outbreaks, Mycobacterium chelonae was identified as a major contaminant of each machining fluid. Also, antibodies to M...
  2. CONTROL OF DISEASE IN ZEBRAFISH RESEARCH FACILITIES
    Michael Kent; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..In addition, the investigators have developed a Web-based fish health manual, and new information generated in the present study will be incorporated into this manual. ..
  3. Role of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in lung disease
    Jason Stout; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Our findings will also assist clinicians in predicting which patients with NTM isolated from the respiratory tract will have NTM pulmonary disease. ..
  4. INHALED PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS AND EARLY LUNG EFFECTS
    William Beckett; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..We anticipate that the results will help to determine whether there are differential effects for equal mass exposures to fine particles of different size fractions in the pathogenesis of COPD ..
  5. Control of Diseases in Zebrafish Research Facilities
    MICHAEL LAWRENCE KENT; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..PCR tests will be made for the virulent strains. Results will be quickly distributed to the zebrafish community through ZFIN, peer reviewed publications, and our web based manual on zebrafish diseases ..