Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in cancer patients in a medical center in Taiwan, 2005-2008

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-165

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Tan, Che Kim ^a   Cheng, Aristine ^b,c   Chung, Kuei Pin ^b   Chen, Chien Yuan ^b   Liao, Chun Hsing ^c   Huang, Yu Tsung ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Immunocompromised; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANCER PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISSEMINATED INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NEOPLASMS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84855853414     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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