Iatrogenic Mycobacterium abscessus infection associated with acupuncture: Clinical manifestations and its treatment

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 846-850

  Ryu, Hwa Jung ^a   Kim, Woo Joo ^a   Oh, Chil Hwan ^a   Song, Hae J ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; PYRAZINAMIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KOREA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; OTALGIA; OTOTOXICITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN INFECTION; STAINING; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544487517     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02241.x     Document Type: Review

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