Atypical mycobacterial injection abscess

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 246-247

  Satyanarayana, S ^a   Kalghatgi, A T ^a   Varghese, A ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Injection abscess; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AURAMINE; CATALASE; FLUOROCHROME; RHODAMINE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INCISION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0041854271     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(03)80020-5     Document Type: Article

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