Mycobacterium abscessus as a cause of pacemaker infection

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Kessler, Alexander T ^a,c   Kourtis, Athena P ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium abscessus; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER INFECTION; RARE DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 7044269120     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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