Case of pyomyositis due to Mycobacterium haemophilum in a renal transplant recipient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3847-3849

  Jang, Eun Young ^a   Lee, Sang Oh ^a   Choi, Seong Ho ^a   Sung, Heungsup ^a   Kim, Mi Na ^a   Kim, Bum Joon ^b   Choi, Sang Ho ^a   Yang, Soo Kim ^a   Jun, Hee Woo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; ISONIAZID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHAPERONINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; PYOMYOSITIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM;

EID: 36348976483     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01067-07     Document Type: Article

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