Mycobacterium chelonae infection associated with tattoos

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-62

  Rodríguez Blanco, Isabel ^a   Fernández, Luis Casas ^a   Peñaranda, José Manuel Suárez ^b   del Molino, Maria Luisa Pérez ^b   Esteban, Jaime ^c   Almagro, Manuel ^d  

^a Hospital da Barbanza   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c UAM)   (Spain)

^d Hospital Universitario   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; LETTER; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; STOMACH DISEASE; TATTOO;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TATTOOING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751476654     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1034     Document Type: Letter

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