Transmission of Mycobacterium marinum from fish to a very young child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-83

  Doedens, Rienus A ^a   Van Der Sar, Astrid M ^b   Bitter, Wilbert ^b   Schölvinck, Elisabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Mycobacterium marinum; Transmission

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL;

ABSCESS; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BATH; CASE REPORT; ELBOW; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37549055837     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318151415c     Document Type: Article

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