Mycobacterium abscessus infection secondary to mesotherapy

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 658-659

  Garcia Navarro, X ^a   Barnadas, M A ^a   Dalmau, J ^a   Coll, P ^a   Gurgui M ^a   Alomar, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49649123872     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02869.x     Document Type: Letter

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