A case nosocomial atypical mycobacterial infection

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-202

  Chauhan, A ^a   Gupta, A K ^b   Satyanarayan, S ^b   Jena, J ^c  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^b BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Classified Specialist   (India)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium chelonae; Nosocomial; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34548450340     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80082-7     Document Type: Article

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