Tenosynovitis caused by Mycobacterium kansasii associated with a dog Bite

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 327, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 258-261

  Southern Jr , Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog bite; Mycobacterium kansasii; Tenosynovitis

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DOG BITE; ELBOW; GRANULOMA; HAND MOVEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 2442715465     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200405000-00023     Document Type: Article

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