Rapid identification of cutaneous infections by nontubercular mycobacteria by polymerase chain reaction-restriction analysis length polymorphism of the hsp65 gene

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 495-499

  Ena, Pasquale ^a,b   Sechi, Leonardo Antonio ^a   Saccabusi, Stanislao ^a   Molicotti, Paola ^a   Lorrai, Maria Paola ^a   Siddi, Massimiliano ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Clinica Dermatologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 65; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; NONHUMAN; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHAPERONINS; CLARITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFAMPIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034749589     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2001.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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