Mycobacterium marinum tenosynovitis: Three case reports and review of the literature

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 337-340

  Tsai, Hung Chin ^a,b,d   Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^a   Wann, Shue Ren ^a   Chen, Yao Shen ^a   Liu, Yu Wen ^c   Liu, Yung Ching ^a,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 33750449657     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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