Recovery of Mycobacterium elephantis from sputum of a patient in Belgium [2]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1344-

  Potters, D ^a   Seghers, M ^a   Muyldermans, G ^a   Pierard D ^a   Naessens, A ^a   Lauwers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPREOMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BELGIUM; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ELEPHANTIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

AGED; BELGIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SPUTUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM ELEPHANTIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE;

EID: 0037335682     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1344.2003     Document Type: Letter

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