Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in children with cancer

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 394-397

  Graham, J C ^a   Tweddle, D A ^a   Jenkins, D R ^a   Pollitt, C ^a   Pedler, S J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031750683     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691568     Document Type: Article

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