Mycobacterium malmoense: an underestimated nontuberculous mycobacterium

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-100

  Abgueguen, Pierre ^a   Rabier, Valérie ^a   Mahaza, Chetaou ^a   Warot, Anne ^a   Chennebault, Jean Marie ^a   Pichard, Eric ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium malmoense; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 71049150092     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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