Atypical cutaneous mycobacteriosis diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction [9]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 719-720

  Aziz, S A ^a,b,c   Faber, W R ^a   Kolk, A H J ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUPERINFECTION;

HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 4944260443     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06166.x     Document Type: Letter

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