Urinary mycobacterium szulgai infection in an immunocompetent patient

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 979-981

  Lin, Hsi Hsun ^a   Lin, Jiun Nong ^b   Lai, Chung Hsu ^b   Chen, Yen Hsu ^b   Huang, Chun Kai ^b   Lin, Hsiu Fang ^b   Eng, Hock Liew ^b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacteria; Mycobacterium szulgai; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCIDENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ISONIAZID; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPIN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 70349115677     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b16bdf     Document Type: Article

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