Multilocular inoculation tuberculosis of the skin after stay in Africa: Detection of mycobacterial DNA using polymerase chain reaction [24]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 226-228

  Nenoff, P ^a   Rytter, M ^a   Schubert, S ^a   Kuhn, H ^a   Mittag, M ^a   Glander, H J ^a   Haustein, U F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN G; POVIDONE IODINE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INOCULATION; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033929835     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03640.x     Document Type: Letter

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