Cutaneous infection caused by M. chelonae following thorn prick

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1577-1579

  Dias, Meena ^a   Antony, B ^a   Scaria, B ^a   Pinto, H ^a  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cutaneous infection; M.chelonae

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PATHOGENESIS; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INJURY; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE;

EID: 67650155665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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