Mycobacterium fortuitum bacteraemia in an immunocompromised patient

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-138

  Unni, M ^a   Jesudason, M V ^a   Rao, S ^a   George, B ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Immunocompromised; Mycobacterium fortuitum

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM;

EID: 19044375841     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16058     Document Type: Article

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