Osteomyelitis and tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium marinum in a fish dealer

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 913-916

  Shih, Jin Yuan ^a,b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Chang, Yih Leong ^a   Chen, Ming Ting ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium marinum; Osteomyelitis; Tenosynovitis

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0031413487     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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