Characteristics of skin and soft tissue infection caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Taiwan

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Hsiao, C H ^a,b   Tsai, T F ^c   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinicopathology; Granulomatous inflammation; M. Avium complex; Mycobacterium marinum; NTM; Rapidly growing mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ARUPENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TAIWAN; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955869080     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0481     Document Type: Article

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