Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections of the skin: A retrospective study of 29 cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 965-972

  Lee, Woo J ^a   Kang, Seong M ^a   Sung, Heungsup ^a   Won, Chong H ^a   Chang, Sung E ^a   Lee, Mi W ^a   Kim, Mi N ^a   Choi, Jee H ^a   Moon, Kee C ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

non tuberculous rapidly growing mycobacteria; skin

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; SURGERY; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349250900     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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