Nontuberculous mycobacterial cutaneous infection confirmed by biochemical tests, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and sequencing of hsp65 gene

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 642-646

  Li, X J ^a   Wu, Qinxue X ^a   Zeng, X S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cutaneous infection; Length polymorphism analysis; Mycobacteria; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 65; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHAPERONINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYEBROWS; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0142088909     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05564.x     Document Type: Article

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