title: Simple, new test for rapid differentiation of the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex.
abstract: A simple, new test to differentiate species in the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex by determining susceptibility to pipemidic acid is described. A 20-mug pipemidic acid disk provides a rapid and reliable means of distinguishing M. fortuitum from M. chelonei.
mesh_terms: D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification*; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects; D010876:Pipemidic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D010876:Pipemidic Acid