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. 1977 Apr;11(4):763–764. doi: 10.1128/aac.11.4.763

Mycobacterium chelonei Infection: Successful Treatment Based on a Radiometric Susceptibility Test

Julio Arroyo 1, Gerald Medoff 1
PMCID: PMC352065  PMID: 856032

Abstract

A patient with Mycobacterium chelonei infection was treated with erythromycin stearate and streptomycin. The choice of antibiotics was based on a rapid radiometric susceptibility test developed in our laboratory.

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