Nosocomial Mycobacterium chelonae infection in laparoscopic surgery [3]

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 474-475

  Rodrigues, C ^a   Mehta, A ^a   Jha, U ^a   Bharucha, M ^a   Dastur, F D ^a   Udwadia, T E ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034740292     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503406     Document Type: Letter

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1. Recent changes in taxonomy and disease manifestations of the rapidly growing Mycobacteria
2. Clinical disease, drug susceptibility, and biochemical patterns of the unnamed third biovariant complex of Mycobacterium fortuitum
3. Peritonitis due to a Mycobacterium chelonae-like organism associated with intermittent chronic peritoneal dialysis