Mycobacterium avium complex olecranon bursitis in a patient treated with alefacept [3]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1532-1533

  Prasertsuntarasai, Theerapol ^a   Bello, Erlaine F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEFACEPT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURSITIS; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; OLECRANON BURSITIS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 27644563835     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/80.11.1532     Document Type: Letter

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