Atypical mycobacterial cutaneous infections in Hong Kong: 10-Year retrospective study

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-26

  Ho, M H ^a   Ho, C K ^a   Chong, L Y ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHOTREXATE; MINOCYCLINE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND; HISTOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYOSITIS; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; TISSUE CULTURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 33344475654     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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