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What is your approach to deciding when to stop therapy for cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infections?

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Infectious Disease · University of Utah Health

I have an ongoing case of M abscessus cutaneous infection, possibly acquired from a pedicure. This is a similar bug to M chelonea, but even harder to treat. Our approach was to gather the opinion of several experts through email communication. The conclusion was to treat for 6-12 months, and follow ...

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