Arthritis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 525-527

  Butt, Adeel A ^a   Janney, Ailleen ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM;

EID: 0032411506     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161593     Document Type: Article

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