Delayed post-operative wound infections due to non-tuberculous Mycobacterium

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 535-539

  Kalita, Juri B ^a   Rahman, H ^a,b   Baruah, K C ^a  

^a Down Town Hospital   (India)

^b ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

Author keywords

Delayed post operative wound infections; Mycobacterium fortuitum chelonae complex; Non tuberculous mycobacteria; Rapidly growing mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PUS; SMEAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644557776     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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