Mycobacterium marinum as a cause of chronic granulomatous tenosynovitis in the hand

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 584-588

  Pang, Hee Nee ^a   Yi Liang Lee, Jonathan ^a   Puhaindran, Mark Edward ^a   Tan, Soo Heong ^a   Beng Hoi Tan, Agnes ^a   Yong, Fok Chuan ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hand infection; Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium marinum; Tenosynovitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTISONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS TENOSYNOVITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND DISEASE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SYNOVECTOMY; TENDON GRAFT; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248384431     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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