Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection presenting as osteomyelitis in a normal host

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 622-623

  Pombo, David ^a   Woods II, Marion L ^b   Burgert, Susan J ^c   Shumsky, Ilana B ^c   Reimer, Larry G ^d  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWEAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032464989     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161269     Document Type: Article

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