Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium fortuitum infection following open fracture: A case report and review of the literature

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-250

  Kwan, K ^a   Ho, S T ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacteria; infection; open fracture; trauma

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOXITIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AXILLARY MASS; BONE SCREW; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIUS; SCAPHOID BONE; SURGICAL WOUND; ULNA; COMPLICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; RADIUS; ULNA;

EID: 77955113115     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.66488     Document Type: Article

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