Osteomyelitis of the mandible due to Mycobacterium abscessus: A case report

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 841-844

  Bar, Tal ^a,b   Mishal, Joseph ^a,c   Lewkowicz, Alberto ^a,b   Nahlieli, Oded ^a,d  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (Israel)

^c Infectious Disease Unit

^d Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; OSTEOMYELITIS; RIFAMPIN; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

EID: 19744374953     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2004.05.229     Document Type: Article

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