Mycobacterium abscessus wound infection

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 26-29

  Ozluer, Selim M ^a,b   De'Ambrosis, Brian J ^a  

^a South East Dermatology   (Australia)

^b Belmont Specialist Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacteria; Clarithromycin; Immunocompetent

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN CANCER; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CLARITHROMYCIN; FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035109557     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2001.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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