Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection in a patient with hairy cell leukemia

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 246-247

  Fleisher, Jorge ^a,b   Treadwell, Thomas L ^b,c   Garcial, Gamaliel ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LINEZOLID; MOXIFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; PANCYTOPENIA; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33746701303     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000205841.59527.0f     Document Type: Article

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