Skin and soft-tissue infection caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Taiwan, 1997-2008

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-129

  Chen, H Y ^a   Chen, C Y ^a   Huang, C T ^a   Ruan, S Y ^a   Chou, C H ^a   Lai, C C ^b   Liao, C H ^c   Tan, C K ^d   Huang, Y T ^a   Yu, C J ^a   Hsueh, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Chi Mei Medical Centre   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex; Mycobacterium marinum; non tuberculous mycobacteria; outcome; rapidly growing mycobacteria; skin and soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; IMIPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TAIWAN; ADOLESCENT; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952115452     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001603     Document Type: Article

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