Mycobacterium marinum skin infection. Successful treatment with rifampicin and clarithromycin;Kutane infektion mit mycobacterium marinum. Erfolgreiche therapie mit rifampicin und clarithromycin

Hautarzt

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-79

  Brans, R ^a   Rubben A ^a   Poblete Gutierrez P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Atypical mycobacterial disease; Mycobacterium marinum; Swimming pool granuloma

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN INFECTION; SWIMMING POOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; RIFAMPIN; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 10744222593     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-003-0671-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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