Minocycline therapy of aquarium granuloma. Case reports and literature review.
Two patients with Mycobacterium marinum infections from home tropical fish aquariums are presented herein. Both patients showed dramatic improvement with minocycline therapy. In vitro susceptibility results also confirmed minocycline, doxycycline, and tetracycline efficacy using disc diffusion and dilution methods.
D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D008911:Minocycline / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013754:Tetracyclines; D008911:Minocycline