M. chelonae soft tissue infection spreading to osteomyelitis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 169-173

  Kim, Ryuh Sup ^a   Kim, Jun Sik ^a   Choi, Dong Hoon ^a   Kwon, Do Seung ^a   Jung, Jae Hoon ^a  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacterium; Localized cutaneous infection; Mycobacterium chelonae infections; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; SULFONAMIDE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LOWER LEG; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1642342775     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.1.169     Document Type: Article

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