Infections with atypical mycobacteria in renal transplant recipients

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 482-484

  Alexander, Suceena ^a   John, George T ^a   Jesudason, Mary ^b   Jacob, C K ^c  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b AMALA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacterial infection; Mycobacterial infections; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; ETHAMBUTOL; INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; PROPHYLAXIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL;

EID: 34548216236     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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