Infection of the upper extremity by Mycobacterium marinum in a 3-year-old boy - Diagnosis by 16S-rDNA analysis

Infection

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-48

  Feddersen, A ^a   Kunkel, J ^a   Jonas, D ^a   Engel, V ^b   Bhakdi, S ^a   Husmann, M ^a  

^a Inst F Med Mikrobiol und Hygiene   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; PROTIONAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FURUNCULOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY;

ARM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 0030049483     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01780651     Document Type: Article

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