Mycobacterium elephantis: Not an exceptional finding in clinical specimens

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 427-430

  Tortoli, E ^a   Rindi, L ^b   Bartoloni, A ^c   Garzelli, C ^b   Mantella, A ^c   Mazzarelli, G ^a   Piccoli, P ^d   Scarparo, C ^d  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DNA 16S; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ELEPHANTIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOLIC ACIDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0041659181     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0950-2     Document Type: Article

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