Aquariums and mycobacterioses;Aquariums et mycobacterioses

Revue Medicale de Bruxelles

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 255-256

  Kiesch, N ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aquarium; Mycobacterium marinum; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FISH DISEASE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME; ZOONOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISH DISEASES; HOBBIES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0034263384     PISSN: 00353639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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