Mycobacterium chelonae and M. abscessus infections. Review and case report of a cutaneous infection due to M. chelonae;Infections à Mycobacterium chelonae et M. abscessus. Revue à propos d'un cas d'infection cutanée à M. chelonae

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-171

  Camou, F ^a   Beylot Barry, M ^a   Noblesse, I ^a   Texier Maugein, J ^a   Doutre, M S ^a   Beylot, C ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium chelonae

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ROXITHROMYCIN; TELITHROMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PAPULE; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN SURGERY; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0037359540     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(03)00007-6     Document Type: Review

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