Mycobacterium fortuitum iatrogenic abscess in an immunocompetent patient [1];Abcés des parties molles à Mycobacterium fortuitum par inoculation iatrogène chez une patiente immunocompétente

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 525-527

  Porte, L ^a   Sailler, L ^b   Bonnet, E ^a   Bauriaud, R ^a   Massip, P ^a   Marchou, B ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b SERVICE DE PNEUMOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Abscess; Inoculation; Mycobacterium fortuitum

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; IMIPENEM; ISEPAMICIN; ISONIAZID; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INOCULATION; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18144448408     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(02)00408-0     Document Type: Letter

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