Mycobacterium abscessus laboratory findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]

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To reach a definitive diagnosis, the organism has to be cultured from the infection site or, in severe cases, from a blood culture. The diagnosis is made by growing this bacterium in the laboratory from a sample of the pus or biopsy of the infected area.