Mycobacterium chelonae myositis;Myosite à Mycobacterium chelonae

Presse Medicale

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 1519-1520

  Hajjaji, N ^b   Cattier, B ^b   Lanotte, P ^b   Legras, A ^a   Perrotin, D ^b  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYOSITIS; REMISSION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SKIN ABSCESS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 11144227633     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0755-4982(04)98976-2     Document Type: Article

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