Mycobacterium abscessus, an uncommon cause of chronic otitis media: A case report and literature review

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1004-1006

  Linmans, Joris J ^a   Stokroos, Robert J ^a   Linssen, Catharina F M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; OTORRHEA; TYMPANOPLASTY;

ABSCESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 52249123718     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.134.9.1004     Document Type: Article

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