Successfully treated Mycobacterium abscessus mastitis: A rare cause of breast masses

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 425-427

  Yasar, K K ^a   Pehlivanoglu, F ^a   Sengoz, G ^a   Cabioglu, N ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast mass; M. abscessus; rapidly growing mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LINEZOLID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 82555183040     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.90187     Document Type: Article

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