Mycobacterial skin infections: Comparison between histopathologic features and detection of acid fast bacilli in pathologic section

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 709-712

  Mahaisavariya, Punkae ^a   Manonukul, Jane ^a   Khemngern, Supakan ^a   Chaiprasert, Angkana ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acid fast bacilli; Histopathologic features and detection; Mycobacterial skin infections

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; THAILAND; ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRANULOMA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY;

GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SUPPURATION;

EID: 3543141729     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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