Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection in a hemodialysis patient with acquired reactive perforating collagenosis - A case study and literature review

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-60

  Wu, V C ^a,b   Wu, K D ^b   Hung, C C ^b   Lin, S L ^b   Huang, J W ^b   Hsueh, P R ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COLLAGEN DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 12144277300     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP63057     Document Type: Letter

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