Mycobacterium malmoense infections in immunocompetent patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 579-581

  Enzensberger, R ^a   Hunfeld, K P ^a   Krause, M ^b   Rusch Gerdes S ^c   Brade, V ^a   Boddinghaus B ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Forschungsinstitut Borstel ^*  (Germany)

^c RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MEPYRAMINE MALEATE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032737312     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050350     Document Type: Article

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