Mycobacterium abscessus infection in a cystic fibrosis patient: A difficult to treat infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-251

  Uyan, Z S ^a   Ersu, R ^a   Oktem, S ^a   Cakir, E ^a   Koksalan, O K ^b   Karadag, B ^a   Karakoc, F ^a   Dagli, E ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; TIGECYCLINE;

ADULT; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NEBULIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77049102670     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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