Mycobacterium fortuitum infection caused by the organism in subcutaneous abscess mediated by central venous catheter

Kekkaku

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 609-612

  Tazawa, Setsuko ^a   Marumo, Kenji ^a   Higuchi, Dousei ^a   Yoshizawa, Yasuo ^b  

^a Laboratory Medicine ^*

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Central venous (CV) catheter; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Subcutaneous abscess

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; SEPSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ABSCESS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SEPSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 39049191402     PISSN: 00229776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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