NTMs Flashcards
1
Q
Name the rapidly growing NTMs
A
M. fortuitum
M. chelonae
M. abscesses
M. smegmatis
M. mucogenicum
(FACSM)
2
Q
Name the slow growing photochromogens
A
M. kansasii
M. marinum
M. simiae
M. asiaticum
(KASM)
3
Q
Name the slow growing scotochromogens
A
M. gordonae
M. scrofulaceum
M. szulgai
(GSS)
4
Q
Name the slow growing nonchromogens
A
M. avium complex
M. terrae complex
M. ulcerans
M. xenopi
M. malmoense
M. haemophilum
(HATUXM)
5
Q
What are the 4 most common NTM identified in pulmonary samples?
A
MAC
M. scrofulaceum
M. kansasii
M. gordonae
6
Q
In which patients is NTM lymphadenitis seen?
A
Children <5yo
Immunocompromised adults
7
Q
Describe a buruli ulcer
A
Painless nodule that becomes an ulcer with undermined edges
8
Q
Discuss treatment of disseminated NTM disease
A
Macrolide
Ethambutol
+/- 3rd drug
For one year
9
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