Disseminated infection caused by slow-growing Mycobacterium lentiflavum

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 691-692

  Ibanez R ^a   Serrano Heranz, R ^a   Jimenez Palop M ^a   Roman C ^a   Corteguera, M ^a   Jimenez S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DE SONSOLES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; FUSIDIC ACID; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; WASTING SYNDROME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036389833     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0804-3     Document Type: Article

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