Initial report of primary sinusitis caused by an atypical pathogen (Mycobacterium chelonae) in an immunocompetent adult

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 358-364

  Spring, Paul M ^a   Miller, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAXILLA RESECTION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI;

EID: 0032959025     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556139907800509     Document Type: Article

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