Picture 38
This picture shows Mycobacterium kansasii in ZN stain.
Mycobacterium kansasii
Morphology: Aerobic acid-fast bacilli, stained poorly in Gram stain, grow slowly, form a yellow-orange pigmented colony in light
Route of transmission: Fomites and aerosol
Investigations: Acid-fast bacilli smeaar
Diseases:
Pulmonary disease (may mimic tuberculosis)
Disseminated disease
Treatment:
Rifampin and ethambutol and isoniazid