Chronic mycobacterial meningitis due to Mycobacterium chelonae: a case report

Chronic mycobacterial meningitis due to Mycobacterium chelonae: a case report

We report a case of chronic meningitis due to Mycobacterium chelonae. This organism is a rapidly growing Mycobacterium (RGM) and can be found worldwide in environmental sources such as soil, dust, and water. M. chelonae is an uncommon cause of meningitis; the majority of infections caused by this o...

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Main Authors: Shokrallah Salmanzadeh, Negin Honarvar, Hamed Goodarzi, Azar Dokht Khosravi, Roohangiz Nashibi, Amir Arsalan Serajian, Mohammad Hashemzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rapidly growing mycobacteria
Chronic meningitis
Mycobacterium chelonae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214014982

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