Outbreak of persistent cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae after mesotherapy sessions, Lima, Peru

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-149

  Munayco, César V ^a   Grijalva, Carlos G ^b   Culqui, Dante R ^a   Bolarte, José L ^a   Suárez Ognio, Luis A ^a   Quispe, Neyda ^c   Calderon, Roger ^c   Ascencios, Luis ^c   Del Solar, Manuel ^d   Salomón, Martín ^d   Bravo, Francisco ^d   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^e  

^a Perú   (Peru)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^d HOSPITAL NACIONAL CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^e INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Mycobacterium chelonae; Mycobacterium infections, atypical; Peru

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849149036     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102008000100020     Document Type: Article

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