Mycobacterium marinum infections in humans and tracing of its possible environmental sources

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-44

  Slany, Michal ^a   Jezek, Petr ^b   Fiserova, Vera ^b   Bodnarova, Monika ^c   Stork, Jiri ^c   Havelkova, Marta ^d   Kalat, Frantisek ^b   Pavlik, Ivo ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b Department of Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aquarist; Fish tank granuloma; Mycobacteriosis; Ornamental fish; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AQUARIST; FISH TANK GRANULOMA; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ORNAMENTAL FISH; ZOONOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS; MICROORGANISMS; RNA; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

FISH;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSERINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; FROMILID; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUARIUM; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; FISH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FISH; FISH TANK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM MANTENII; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; TANK;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM;

EID: 84855597755     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W11-104     Document Type: Article

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