Mycobacterium chelonae wound infection after liposuction

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1173-1175

  Kim, Moon J ^a   Mascola, Laurene ^a  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; LIPOSUCTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIPECTOMY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77954447482     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1607.090156     Document Type: Letter

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