Mycobacterium xenopi
My·co·bac·te·ri·um xen·'o·pi
Mycobacterium xenopi
A rare, slow-growing, scotochromogenic mycobacterium of low pathogenicity, which causes disease in immunocompromised hosts.Clinical findings
Mucocutaneous abscesses, often with cavitation; pulmonary and disseminated disease is rare.
Lab
M xenopi grows as confluent smooth, slimy, yellow colonies on Loewenstein-Jensen slants; smears of M xenopi appear as long cords of organisms.
Management
High-dose INH, streptomycin, kanamycin, cycloserine.