Mycobacterium heckeshornense: An emerging pathogen responsible for a recurrent lung infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Jaureguy F ^a   Ioos, V ^a   Marzouk, P ^a   Hornstein, M ^a   Picard, B ^a   Gutierrez, M C ^b   Valeyre, D ^a  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Lung infection; Mycobacterium heckeshornense

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM HECKESHORNENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; RECURRENT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33845667480     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.03.026     Document Type: Article

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