"Mycobacterium chelonae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016926
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.225 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.225
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium chelonae" by people in Profiles.
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Chung WK, Kim MS, Kim CH, Lee MW, Choi JH, Moon KC, Koh JK. Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection presenting as symmetrical plaques on both shins in an immunocompetent patient. Acta Derm Venereol. 2009 Nov; 89(6):663-4.
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Beckett W, Kallay M, Sood A, Zuo Z, Milton D. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with environmental mycobacteria. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Jun; 113(6):767-70.