Complex mycobacterium marinum hand infections: Case reports and review of literature

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 278-282

  Kumar, Anand R ^a   Grewal, Navanjun S ^a,b   Katchikian, Hurig V ^a   Jones, Neil F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HAND INFECTION; HAND SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; REVIEW; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 67649983466     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3181778886     Document Type: Review

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