Figure 1
From: Mycobacterium chimaera pulmonary infection complicating cystic fibrosis: a case report
Chronological representation of Mycobacterium chimaera respiratory tract infection in a CF patient. Arrows indicate requests for mycobacterial detection in the sputum. Dotted arrows indicate negative culture. Filled arrows indicate positive culture for M. chimaera. + indicates acid-fast bacilli stain seen upon direct microscopic examination of sputum samples. Antibiotic therapy is represented by black squares. Duration of treatment (in weeks) is indicated above the brackets.
