Nontuberculous mycobacterial otomastoiditis in children: Four cases and a literature review

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-127

  Flint, David ^a   Mahadevan, Murali ^a   Gunn, Robert ^a   Brown, Sarah ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mastoiditis; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYMPANOPLASTY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 0032760625     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00259-1     Document Type: Article

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