Direct identification of Mycobacterium haemophilum in skin lesions of immunocompromised patients by PCR-restriction endonuclease analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3336-3338

  Wang, S X ^a   Sng, L H ^a   Leong, H N ^a   Tan, B H ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 3142733546     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3336-3338.2004     Document Type: Article

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