Therapy of environmental mycobacterial infections

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-166

  Fabroni, Caterina ^a   Buggiani, Gionata ^a   Lotti, Torello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infection; Mycobacteria; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FISHERMAN; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 45149129656     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00187.x     Document Type: Review

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