Mycobacterium chelonae infection in a tattoo site

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 278-279

  Preda, Veronica A ^a   Maley, Michael ^b   Sullivan, John R ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHANGITIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE; TATTOO;

EID: 63049100061     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02396.x     Document Type: Article

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