Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in a patient with cirrhosis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 346-347

  Paterson, David L ^a   Singh, Nina ^a   Gayowski, Timothy ^a   Marino, Ignazio R ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL;

EID: 0031734961     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199812000-00014     Document Type: Article

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