Mycobacterium intracellulare as a cause of a recurrent granulomatous tenosynovitis of the hand

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-129

  Lefèvre, Philippe ^a,b   Gilot, Philippe ^a   Godiscal, Hervé ^b   Content, Jean ^a   Fauville Dufaux, Maryse ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Princess Paola Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BICLAR; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; HELICLAR; INSULATAR; INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NEUTRAL INSULIN; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HAND INFECTION; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TENOSYNOVITIS;

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HAND; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; RECURRENCE; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343878198     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00169-3     Document Type: Article

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