Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in an immunocompetent host

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-271

  Halpern, J ^a   Biswas, A ^a   Cadwgan, A ^a   Tan, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LINEZOLID; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEG ULCER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TOBRAMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77749344624     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03416.x     Document Type: Article

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