Chronic postoperative wound infection caused by Myocobacterium fortuitum complex

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-259

  Susan, Verghese ^b   Madhusudhan, B ^b   Senthil, M S ^b   Thabitha, C ^a   Leelavathy, S ^a   Padmaja, P ^a   Madhusudhan, K ^b  

^a International Center for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Diseases   (China)

^b BRS Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 42249094753     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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