A fatal Mycobacterium chelonae infection in an immunosuppressed patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and concomitant Fahr's syndrome

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 264-267

  Jankovic, Mateja ^b   Zmak, Ljiljana ^a   Krajinovic, Vladimir ^c   Viskovic, Klaudija ^c   Sestan Crnek, Sandra ^d   Obrovac, Mihaela ^a   Haris, Visnja ^d   Katalinic Jankovic, Vera ^a  

^a CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^c Croatia   (Croatia)

^d University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Fahr's syndrome; Mycobacterium chelonae; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; AZATHIOPRINE; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; FAHR DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IDIOPATHIC HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 79955917530     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0110-4     Document Type: Article

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