Subcutaneous abscess caused by Mycobacterium conceptionense in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-309

  Liao, Chun Hsing ^a   Lai, Chih Cheng ^b   Huang, Yu Tsung ^c   Chou, Chien Hong ^c   Hsu, Hsiao Leng ^c   Hsueh, Po Ren ^c  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Yi Min Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LINEZOLID;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ANKLE EDEMA; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CONCEPTIONENSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN ABSCESS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANKLE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 63249095520     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.02.012     Document Type: Letter

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