Clinical significance of Mycobacterium abscessus isolates at a medical center in Northern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 488-489

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Wang, Hao Chien ^b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TAIWAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA;

EID: 83155172405     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.07.004     Document Type: Letter

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