Injection site abscess due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A case report

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-134

  Devi, D R G ^a   Indumathi, V A ^a   Indira, S ^a   Babu, P R S ^a   Sridharan, D ^a   Belwadi, M R S ^a  

^a MS Ramaiah Med Teaching Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Injection abscess; M. fortuitum; Pus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; IMIPENEM; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTION SITE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS; SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0042420758     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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