mycobacterium chelonei , subspecies abscessus , was assigned a pathogenic role based on the findings of ( 1 ) a clinical and roentgenographic picture consistent with tuberculosis , ( 2 ) sputum smears showing acid-fast bacilli , ( 3 ) repeated sputum cultures yielding heavy growths of mycobacterium chelonei , subspecies abscessus , and ( 4 ) a 12-mm by 12 mm-skin test response to homologous antigen ( purified protein derivative-cl ) with no response to an equivalent dose of purified protein derivative-s .
C0041296
tuberculosis
C0034131
purified protein derivative-s