| Mycobacterium chelonae vertebral osteomyelitis. | |
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PMID: 19864987 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) in Runyon group IV. This group includes all other nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) except the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The most commonly infected organ by RGM is the lung, usually in immunosuppressed patients or those with underlying lung disease. Vertebral infection is very rare. Osteomyelitis is rarely caused by M. chelonae, and only one other case of M. chelonae vertebral osteomyelitis has been reported. A case of M. chelonae vertebral osteomyelitis in a man with intravenous drug abuse is reported, and NTM osteomyelitis is reviewed with a focus on M. chelonae and appropriate treatment options for M. chelonae vertebral osteomyelitis. |
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Authors:
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Ifad Rahman; Harikrashna Bhatt; Shawn Chillag; Wayne Duffus |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Southern medical journal Volume: 102 ISSN: 1541-8243 ISO Abbreviation: South. Med. J. Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-06 Completed Date: 2009-12-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404522 Medline TA: South Med J Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1167-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA. |
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Combined Modality Therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical / diagnosis*, therapy Mycobacterium chelonae* Osteomyelitis / diagnosis, microbiology*, therapy Spinal Diseases / diagnosis, microbiology*, therapy Thoracic Vertebrae / microbiology* |
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