Catheter-related infections caused by Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with motor neurone disease: A case report

Figure 1 Blood culture findings of the patient. A: Gram staining of the strain isolated from catheter blood culture; B: Acid-fast staining of the strain isolated from catheter blood culture.

Figure 2 Identification of Mycobacterium abscessus. A: Mass spectrometry identification results of Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus); B: Gel electrophoresis of the 16S rDNA. The nucleotide sequences were analyzed with the National Center for Biotechnology Information BLAST. The almost full-length 16S rDNA gene sequence of the blood culture isolate shared 100% identity with that of M. abscessus subsp. massiliense.