Perigastrostomy infection caused by mycobacterium abscessus in an immunocompetent patient

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-101

  Chiu, Hsien Yi ^a   Liu, Kao Lang ^a   Liao, Yi Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DYSPHAGIA; GASTROSTOMY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; PERIGASTROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES; SUPPURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76349106186     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0784     Document Type: Letter

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