Atypical mycobacteria: An unusual cause of breast abscess

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-339

  Meshikhes, Abdul Wahed N ^a,b   Al Gassab, Abbas ^a   Al Jaffar, Latifa Y ^a   Tinguria, Mukund ^a   Al Meer, Zakaria S ^a   Borgio, Francis ^a  

^a DAMMAM CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BREAST ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030786061     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1997.337     Document Type: Article

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